<prompt> Human: Heres the timeline:1 bonuses pay out every six months. The most recent bonus period ended Jan 312 there are rules for how much the bonus pays out - based partly on company finances and partly on meeting other goals - it was already announced by the CEO that it will pay out at 100 or more of the target3 but its going to be another month until it pays out - managers will do reviews in the first half of March and when you get your review you get your bonus - then it hits paychecks on March 15.4 I may resign as early as Feb 21. If I do Ill be giving notice before finding out the exact amount of my bonus payout, and Ill likely have my last day before the actual payout Can I expect to be paid this bonus? Is it required that I remain employed? I feel like I am entitled to it at this point because I worked the 6 month period that its for. But Im concerned theyll cheat me on a technicality. I dont want to have to hold off a good job offer for several weeks while Im waiting for this. Any advice on my options and what to expect? For obvious reasons I dont feel comfortable just asking HR.EDIT: Found the answer! Thanks for the advice to go back and read my offer letter. Sure enough! Its a well structured bonus program but there is enough fine print in the offer letter to give them any options they want, and they do not pay if youve quit. Heres the text, relevant parts bolded. Thank you guys!This is an incentive program that rewards achievement of --- financial objectives as well as individual performance. Your annual incentive compensation target is 15 of your base salary. Payment of incentive compensation, if any, is quarterly, is typically based on your managers assessment of your performance against your target objectives and is entirely discretionary. To be eligible to participate in the Corporate Bonus Program for the first bonus period Q4 of your employment, your employment with the Company must begin on or before December 1 of the applicable Q4 bonus period. Any awarded bonus payment may be prorated to your actual time of service during your bonus period. You must be an active employee at the time of the bonus payment to earn and receive the incentive compensation bonus payment.  <response>: IMO if you quit before bonuses are paid out, dont expect the bonus. 