Re: Take the money
"Top Performer" - getting a $20,000 bonus?
If that's what a top performer gets in that team, what do the others get? I'd sack them all.
When I left Blue, little while ago, a top performer in a sales role would expect at least 5 times that for a big sale. I worked as lead sales on a UK bid where the bonus was £100K on top of salary. At sales conventions the software sales folks earning over $250K were asked to stand up and be applauded.
There must be more to this story,