I just got my "Christmas Bonus" from my company...

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marvdmartian

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Don't feel bad. My Christmas "bonus" is higher health insurance premiums, higher cost of living during the next year, no increase in my wage.....and, now, it seems, the return to having to pay full Social Security taxes!! Yay!
 

Doppel

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Feb 5, 2011
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It was a $25 giftcard to Amazon.

Considering 2-3 weeks ago I worked an extra 26 hours in one week (working over 40 hours is very uncommon), and that I make a lot more than $25/hr, it almost feels like a slap in the face.

But I guess it's better than nothing so I can't complain too much! Too bad I purchased something for $26 on Amazon this past Monday heh, I could have used the card instead!
That sucks. A lot of companies do this kind of cheap sh*t, it's pathetic.
 

tornadog

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Aug 6, 2003
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We get a quarterly performance bonus, but this year we were surprised at the christmas party with a profit share included, and my check was bigger than my monthly take home, so I am a happy camper
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Yeah, I haven't had a raise in 4 years, created systems that increased our efficiency by 500%, and I just got an email saying I'll get a .75 raise next month.

WTF. I'm $20K underpaid in my field as it is :| It was one of those "That's it...up goes the resume" moments.

that sucks... almost as much as me. No raise, actually a 15% pay cut division-wide about 4 years ago. No bonuses, except a handful of times in the last 10 years and it's less than $1.5k, before taxes. The company made $99.8 billion in revenue last year (not a retailer).
 
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RockinZ28

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Mar 5, 2008
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Damn I missed out on the big prizes again this year. We just throw everyone's name in a bucket and have the secretary draw names.

Were a couple 50" plasmas, bunch of gift card's, cash prizes and various tools like socket sets and dremel kits.

I got a $50 card to Red Lobster. (Someone got the Amazon $50 card right before me )

Oh and OP, Amazon themselves gave me a better bonus last week than your company, $30 gift card for opening a CC with them lol.
 

james1701

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Sep 14, 2007
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This. Work for one of largest, most profitable Hospital Groups in the country who saw record profits this year, our reward:

Less staff, No annual 3% raise for 2nd year in a row, insurance premiums doubled, no Christmas party this year hospital wide, no department Christmas party.

3 percent, your doing good. Ours did 2 percent for some people, non for others, and we got a 6 dollar cafeteria card. That's enough for 2 cups of coffee, and they don't give us the change back. I also forgot about a pen our bosses buys us every year.
 

highland145

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Oct 12, 2009
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Damn I missed out on the big prizes again this year. We just throw everyone's name in a bucket and have the secretary draw names.

Were a couple 50" plasmas, bunch of gift card's, cash prizes and various tools like socket sets and dremel kits.

I got a $50 card to Red Lobster. (Someone got the Amazon $50 card right before me )

Oh and OP, Amazon themselves gave me a better bonus last week than your company, $30 gift card for opening a CC with them lol.
Dave ended up with the only unclaimed ticket at his co.'s party.
So, it could be worse.
 

Homerboy

Lifer
Mar 1, 2000
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Coincidentally, I got a $25 Amazon GC as well. And spent it buying presents for other people.
 

rh71

No Lifer
Aug 28, 2001
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Coincidentally, I got a $25 Amazon GC as well. And spent it buying presents for other people.

my wife's company gives her $400 Bloomingdale's GC, but the stuff in there is ridiculously priced. She ends up spending it all on gifts for others instead, and it's only like 3-4 people. I told her to just ebay the GC for a small loss so she isn't tied to 1 store.
 

0roo0roo

No Lifer
Sep 21, 2002
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I know how it feels man. Last year at my old company I got a candy bar. A freaking candy bar. Every previous company I got a $100.

This year at my new company I get one weeks salary as a bonus. Best bonus I've ever received by far.

maybe one had a golden ticket
 

Red Squirrel

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May 24, 2003
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Since our CEO only makes 4 milion per year, there has been lot of cut backs. Some of those cut backs include no more bonuses, for ever. That was determined at our last union agreement. I use the word agreement loosely. If we disagreed, they'd just shut is down. No point in fighting it.

So yeah, no more bonus, but w/e. It's called a bonus for a reason. Not suppose to depend on it. The attitude around has gone to a low since then though. The bonus has always been an incentive as it was based on overall performance. Now we have no incentive for performance, so everyone does what they have to do, but not more.
 

ConwayJim

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Dec 16, 2004
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Our department got nothing...not even an eCard. Other departments got a $25 gift card for dinner, oh well...
 

JS80

Lifer
Oct 24, 2005
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Since our CEO only makes 4 milion per year, there has been lot of cut backs. Some of those cut backs include no more bonuses, for ever. That was determined at our last union agreement. I use the word agreement loosely. If we disagreed, they'd just shut is down. No point in fighting it.

So yeah, no more bonus, but w/e. It's called a bonus for a reason. Not suppose to depend on it. The attitude around has gone to a low since then though. The bonus has always been an incentive as it was based on overall performance. Now we have no incentive for performance, so everyone does what they have to do, but not more.

lol liar you union douches do as little as possible your goal is to rape the company for minimal work
 

JS80

Lifer
Oct 24, 2005
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Damn I missed out on the big prizes again this year. We just throw everyone's name in a bucket and have the secretary draw names.

Were a couple 50" plasmas, bunch of gift card's, cash prizes and various tools like socket sets and dremel kits.

I got a $50 card to Red Lobster. (Someone got the Amazon $50 card right before me )

Oh and OP, Amazon themselves gave me a better bonus last week than your company, $30 gift card for opening a CC with them lol.

#firstworldproblems
 

evident

Lifer
Apr 5, 2005
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lol liar you union douches do as little as possible your goal is to rape the company for minimal work

way to generalize all unions everywhere and everyone in a union (as if they had a choice at their place of work, most places make you join) are a bunch of lazy fucks
 

Udgnim

Diamond Member
Apr 16, 2008
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my manager gave me and some other people $25 best buy gift cards

that was more of a gift than a company bonus though
 

UberNeuman

Lifer
Nov 4, 1999
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Hey! If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, four-flushing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is! Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol?

hey, it's the gift that gives all year 'round....
 

mmntech

Lifer
Sep 20, 2007
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We get dick all. They seem to find the money to give boxes of chocolate to their primo corporate customers, but not as much as a card for us.
 
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