The salary is very low, and performance bonuses are entirely distributed at the manager’s discretion. If the manager has a conscience, they may give you a little more; if not, they might fob you off with a few thousand, and you still have to thank them for giving you at least a few thousand—some colleagues don’t receive anything at all~ The manager has tremendous power over distributing money and deciding which projects you can join. If you’re not one of their trusted people, you may be frozen out, ultimately unable to work on more than a few projects. Some colleagues have even been pressured to resign as a result.