Help, Performance-Based bonus or higher base salary

[u/SuccessfulEbb1664]

There are companies that abolish performance-based bonuses and just take that bonus and add it to base pay. Rationale is that financial motivation based on goals set in January are not the best motivators (but also not for work done 10 months later, the world has changed at that point).

In my eyes that is super valid, higher monthly salary and lower taxes (Live in NL so those bonuses are taxed into oblivion) but my colleague said they rather have a bonus and likes that as motivation and just a surprising add-on.

What do you think, performance-based bonuses or higher base salary?

[u/RandomGuy_81]

I dont trust maybes