“While fiscal year 2018 was a good year for the total company, it was a year in which we saw great disparity in the financial performance across our U.S. businesses, which impacted bonus payments,” the food and facilities services company told employees in an email last Friday. “This resulted in a decision not to pay Fiscal Year performance bonuses for bands 5-8 in the US.” Aramark divides managers into eight tiers or “bands,” with band one being the highest level.