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Who gets a Christmas bonus???

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  • BeeElMarvin
    BeeElMarvin Posts: 2,086 Member
    No bonus really, maybe a quick handy, if I'm lucky.
  • sportyredhead01
    sportyredhead01 Posts: 482 Member
    Bonus? Raise? COL increase? What are these terms???

    Bonus? A CRAP bottle of wine.
    Raise? Haven't seen one in 5 years.
    COL? You have to be ****in' me!

    Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! :cheers:
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    Ahh the old bonus days pre-2008. Those were good times . . .
  • Begood03
    Begood03 Posts: 1,259 Member
    No bonus, and no Christmas party.
  • perfectingpatti
    perfectingpatti Posts: 1,037 Member
    I work for the great state of Texas

    Getting to live and work in Texas is a gift! (Houston, here).
  • bricktowngal
    bricktowngal Posts: 206
    I work for a small law firm. Our Christmas bonus was cut about two years ago and then they gave us our regular bonus last year and I am really hoping to get my regular bonus this year as well. I know we are not supposed to take it for granted that we will get one, but after so many years, you do.

    They also give us a Christmas party and we don't work at all that day and right after the party they let us go home. So I am very lucky.
  • AckieJ
    AckieJ Posts: 199 Member
    Just started this year in April. So we'll see. But so far no Xmas party scheduled as of yet. So I don't see that happening.
  • cdngirl71
    cdngirl71 Posts: 2,641 Member
    I don't get a bonus or a Christmas party. We only get a Christmas lunch.
  • mavrick7
    mavrick7 Posts: 1,607 Member
    I guess that I am one of the lufew and lucky...

    Our company Christmas party is this Saturday at the Waikiki Hilton. First class party.

    There is also a luncheon (steaks, shrimp, crab, sashimi) on Christmas Even.
  • tonyggd
    tonyggd Posts: 23
    My bonus is that if I am really lucky I might get the day off but wont know until the day before.
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    not clark w griswold either
    christmasvacation.jpg
    also, we don't get any of that stuff either \m/





    I do not get one anymore ever since Corporate took over :(:explode: :grumble: :sad:
    BTW Chritmas vacation is on tonight !!!!!! Love Love that movie :laugh: :bigsmile:
  • babsb121
    babsb121 Posts: 35 Member
    JobCentrePlus doesn't give bonuses...
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Nope, we get our bonuses in March.

    We do get an office lunch to a place of our choice and a $50 giftcard though.
  • emily2tx
    emily2tx Posts: 77
    I work for city government in Texas. We get an "Appreciation Breakfast" (politically correct) where everyone gets a certificate of appreciation for our year of service, and we get a longevity check before Thanksgiving (about $300 this year). Not too bad. When I worked for a mortgage company back in the good old days, I did get pretty good bonuses and we always had a nice dinner party to places I would never be able to afford.
  • DMUND
    DMUND Posts: 299 Member
    We get our choice of a turkey or a ham and a catered in meal. It's something I guess. :)
  • skinnybitchbarbie27
    skinnybitchbarbie27 Posts: 306 Member
    My bonus is an extra day off and the fact when I wake up the day after I still have employment. I love my job though so no tears about no bonus.
  • ChristyRunStarr
    ChristyRunStarr Posts: 1,600 Member
    We have a holiday party each year and we get a bonus too-being part of the admin team it's not as much as the field techs but I'm happy for anything (before starting here 3 years ago, I worked retail so we never got a bonus or anything) as well as having a job:bigsmile:
  • crazy4lulu
    crazy4lulu Posts: 822 Member
    funny this should just come up. my hubz just ran to work for a minute because he has been off for vacation. going back tomorrow. just dropped a nice fat check in front of my face!!! can i get a woot woot!!!
  • TheCaren
    TheCaren Posts: 894 Member
    I work in government. My only bonus is I get to cover everyone else's workload for the same pay so half our staff can go on vacation.
  • joecollins9385
    joecollins9385 Posts: 355 Member
    we do a Christmas party, which is the owner taking everyone and their spouses out to dinner. then he also gives a Christmas bonus to the other employees, i think its either $100 or $200 cash, i dont get that bonus but im his son so i get a Christmas present anyways lol
  • newcs
    newcs Posts: 717 Member
    We get a really nice Christmas party (even called the Christmas party by the Jewish CEO) but we're a small company so it's easier to afford that. We get an annual bonus but it's based on performance (personal and the company) and just happens to be sorta near Christmas.
  • RubyRed8067
    RubyRed8067 Posts: 301
    Oh I wish! We do get (throughout the year) over 3 weeks vacation in lieu of a bonus...but I'd rather have the bonus.
  • ILoveTheBrowns
    ILoveTheBrowns Posts: 661 Member
    my first year my boss just doubled our paycheck ...i get paid every 2 weeks so that was awesome.....last year i got a 50 inch flatscreen......praying its cash this year as daddy is a little tight....and a bonus and then tax return few months later really would be nice start to 2013
  • riddellr
    riddellr Posts: 23
    I get the day off with pay... We used to have bonuses and big parties, not any more.
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    I work at a physician's office and we get two bonuses. One from the hospital system and one from the medical group. The one from the medical group is $470 (before taxes), but I'm not sure how much the second bonus is. We're supposed to get them this Friday. We usually have a CHRISTmas party for our office, as well, but there was low interest in having one this year so they decided not to spend money on it. We may still have a pot luck lunch, though.

    Edit to add: I've only been working here for just over two years, and the other places I've worked didn't really do much of anything for their employees. This has been a refreshing change of pace the last couple of years.
  • neverstray
    neverstray Posts: 3,845 Member
    We get a bonus. It's not huge, but it's nice.

    They took away the big holiday party a few years ago. It was a very nice gig, and a lot of people are still upset about it. We are a company breaking records with profit, and yet, the party got too expensive. Ugh!
  • bugaha1
    bugaha1 Posts: 602 Member
    Everyone in my company received our first bonus in 3 years this year. I knew we were getting the bonus in September so I had 6 weeks to think about what to do with it. Funny thing is my water service to my home broke the same day I received the bonus and now I can’t even see my knew $5500 water service. #*kitten* Happens
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    We don't have Holiday parties here at work (haven't for about 10 years, or so I was told by some of the oldtimers)
    We had a choice between a ham or a park pass for all of the local county parks and beaches. I chose the park pass, hiking and hanging out at the beach whenever I have a free minute for the next year is way better than eating some poor dead pig.
  • RobfromLakewood
    RobfromLakewood Posts: 684
    No cash bonuses, but we'll have a breakfast together on the 14th. After the workday, we don't come back until January 7th, so lots of time off. I will most likely get cards, candy canes, coffee mugs and maybe a wallet or cologne. I'm a teacher and my students can be very sweet about the holidays. They will be getting little gift bags from me.
  • julieh391
    julieh391 Posts: 683 Member
    We have a pretty decent party. But as far as a bonus goes... Last year I got a Snuggie. True story.
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