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Comment by thaumasiotes

10 hours ago

> They call it the 'People Promise', and it sounds like a bonus, but

> Because it's a loan, if you -do- survive employment through the term, guess what, you now have to pay tax on the 'forgiven loan'.

Did you have a point to make here? Do you think you don't have to pay income taxes on bonuses?

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bonsai_spool  4 hours ago

The point is that this bonus is effectively a condition of hiring that has strings attached

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