Who gets a Christmas bonus???

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  • BillyC96
    BillyC96 Posts: 7,560 Member
    Nope, no bonus, but an invite to our biggest client's Christmas party which is usually very good, and dinner with our own small company.

    At my old job in Canada I once got a Christmas bonus to die for. My employers gave me return airfare to anywhere in the world I wanted to go. I was living in Canada, so I was thinking Australia or New Zealand. Then I met Karen, and went to England instead. I am now married to Karen and live in England. :happy: Not a bad choice.

    Some day maybe we'll go to New Zealand.
  • llgisme711
    llgisme711 Posts: 17
    me - self employed so no bonus but clients give generous gift baskets
    hubby - $1,000 Christmas bonus (after taxes) usually - no christmas party so the boss can put more money into giving a bigger bonus to his staff instead.
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
    I'm a teacher so the only bonus I get is 2 weeks off work :smile:

    There is an xmas party, but it's expensive, and the same week I'm going to a wedding reception, so I'm not going.
  • Wabbit05
    Wabbit05 Posts: 434 Member
    No bonus, maybe a raise but not guaranteed. Just a gift exchange and cookie exchange at the partner's beach house. Very low key.
  • johnlatv
    johnlatv Posts: 654 Member
    I am very lucky, i get a % of my current salary (i have been grandfathered in) i get a christmas party, i get a division lunch and a office lunch, i get a gift from the owner, and i get a gift from my 2 bosses. I am very very lucky.
  • skrakalaka
    skrakalaka Posts: 338 Member
    I'm a nurse in Canada, so no. We used to get a free turkey dinner if we worked on Christmas day, now we have to pay for it. We organize and pay for our own Christmas parties.
  • mygrl4meee
    mygrl4meee Posts: 943 Member
    I been working for the same company for six years. Last year, was the first year they put on a fancy Christmas party and they are doing it again. They claim that years before they couldn't afford it. I have never got a bonus but can always dream. It's not unusal for my clients to give me a gift but not always.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Nope.

    :sad: :sad: :sad:
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I usually get one. My company also throws a huge annual Xmas party up at headquarters in New York, but I never go.
  • indygal76
    indygal76 Posts: 283 Member
    We have a very nice Christmas party every year (in fact, it is this Friday). We get a "live" check with 2 weeks pay on it! :happy:
  • azwethinkweizm
    azwethinkweizm Posts: 47 Member
    I work for a big company who make a lot of money. We get no bonus, no perks and we have to pay for our own Christmas party. So no... no holiday cheer from our employers lol!! I'm thankful to have a job in this climate though
  • Flamenquero
    Flamenquero Posts: 132
    The US gooberment is getting a Christmas bonus from all of us. Here's the notice I got from payroll yesterday, "The Social Security tax rate for employees will increase from 4.2% to 6.2%..."

    I'm sure they will use the money wisely! <eyes-rolling>.
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    I get to keep my job.

    In this economy, that matters a ton!
  • sarafay80
    sarafay80 Posts: 41 Member
    I have a stable job and 100% healthcare coverage. I'll just be thankful for that.

    I have never had a Christmas bonus.

    100% healthcare coverage?!?! THAT is a bonus! I pay $800 every month for healthcare. Ooohh color me jealous!
  • Flamenquero
    Flamenquero Posts: 132
    100% healthcare coverage?!?! THAT is a bonus! I pay $800 every month for healthcare. Ooohh color me jealous!

    Yeah, but we will all be getting it for free now thanks to Obama! :wink:

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