Salesforce just granted its top execs over $5 million in cash bonuses, including $2.35 million to CEO Marc Benioff (CRM)

REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage Salesforce is awarding over $5 million in cash bonuses to its top five executives. CEO Marc Benioff alone will receive nearly half of that: He'll be paid $2.3 million in bonuses on April 15. While the bonuses are an annual occurrence, this year's awards come amid an economic downturn that has led to widespread of layoffs across the country and record unemployment. Benioff has pledged not to make any "significant" layoffs at Salesforce for the next 90 days, after urging a...