Well you joker, if your information is from reading forum and news, then no wonder you are giving such inaccurate information. This really goes to show you are not working in any of those foreign banks especially the ones which took bail out money. Astronomical bonuses reported in news are always for top management and top sales staff. Not for normal employees in general. No need to even mention the kind of bonus back office gets. So if you are not from say RBS, and do not know the situation, please keep your comments to yourself and let those who know voice out.