Had final interview for very lengthy process, multiple tasks and rounds and met many of those I would be working with.
The recruiter I am dealing with highlighted initially that the compensation package would be x with a bonus of 0.5-0.75x. I loved the people and loved the role, so kept plugging away, this was the cherry on top.
Got offered the job and was told by new employers that the salary was in fact 90% of x with no mention of bonus. I am really disappointed. I was very excited by the role and despite being in multiple other processes, and turning down other roles because of it, feel a bit confused that this has changed.
Probably reading into it a bit too deeply but feel a bit insulted too? Should I have been less enthusiastic/not shown my excitement for the role and played it a bit cooler? Obviously there has been a miscommunication somewhere but I felt like I was behaving honestly and one of the key reasons I wanted to move from a big corp to a smaller business was in the hope that I would be treated more honestly/fairly and less like a number. Sorry if this doesn't make much sense!
I had always said to this co that if I was chosen for the role, it would be my first choice but now am faced with the prospect of pulling out of various processes I am in, and this falling through too if they are unable/unwilling to offer me what was originally promised by the recruiter...