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HOLIDAY BONUS TIME! OH YEEEAHHH! CASH MONEEEYYYYY
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hawkshockey11
Banned
No bonuses, I just get to steal all the pizza we are supposed to throw out at the end of every Thursday. :3
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
About $400. Not bad.
ThisWreckage
Banned
Nothing. I work in retail and I'm working on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's. Greed.
My father was given coupons for soft drinks. That was his Christmas bonus.
My father was given coupons for soft drinks. That was his Christmas bonus.
Fallout-NL
Member
Crazymoogle
Member
Never seen a holiday bonus in my life. My wife used to get a bonus every holiday, but as (apparently somewhat common in SE Asia) it's not really a "bonus" - they just cut your yearly pay into 13 pieces instead of 12, and pay out the 13th as the bonus. (Pretty sure I remember reading that as common practice for Japanese game devs, too?)
I guess it saves companies money if they have to layoff before the end of the year, but kinda brutal nonetheless.
I guess it saves companies money if they have to layoff before the end of the year, but kinda brutal nonetheless.
True, I have lots to be thankful. Next year is looking better.
fatigues_gasolini
Member
I would say mine is getting a new job that pays me 12k more a year, around 400 a paycheck. Also my i graduate the end of this week.
Wow.. good on you man.
My first big job was at a private holding company that controlled several large public and private companies. The holding company was viewed by the rest of the companies as "the easy life" because it was where most of the execs from the other companies went to finish out their careers in a more relaxed environment after years of stress. Being a 25-ish year old IT guy I really lucked out there because most of the rewards extended to the execs also applied to us. Including a pretty substantial holiday bonus. Good times.
That was definitely the exception to the rule. Since moving on to other jobs I really haven't seen much in the way of a bonus, save an extra day off or something like that. Which is certainly very appreciated, mind you. My bonus this year was a $25 Target gift card. I accept it with gratitude.
Mister Wilhelm
Member
They aren't called "Christmas" bonuses but at my company we get a performance bonus, a pay raise, and a profit sharing bonus every year.
This year, I got $2,000 for performance and our profit sharing will probably be a little over $2,000 as well. I also got $300 as a sales bonus this month. My raise will mean taking home $1,000 more next year.
The icing on the cake will be cashing out my PTO balance for nearly $1,300 as well. That's like over $5,000 in free cash.
The crazy part?
This year, I got $2,000 for performance and our profit sharing will probably be a little over $2,000 as well. I also got $300 as a sales bonus this month. My raise will mean taking home $1,000 more next year.
The icing on the cake will be cashing out my PTO balance for nearly $1,300 as well. That's like over $5,000 in free cash.
The crazy part?
I only work 34 hours/4 days a week and my salary is only ~$30k a year.
Kuro Madoushi
Unconfirmed Member
If you don't get a raise, you are working for LESS money after inflation <_<
Karak
Member
Boss came in 2 fridays ago and gave me a check for 5,000 on top of the 750 he gave the rest of the staff. Good times.
I have bled for the company, worked insanely on making sure it is a success and I have to give kudo's to a boss who rewards that kind of thing.
I also dislodged a fat programmer from being stuck underneath a truck the very first day I started my secondary job there...so...maybe he is worried I will need money to pay for the back surgery hahahahah
I have bled for the company, worked insanely on making sure it is a success and I have to give kudo's to a boss who rewards that kind of thing.
I also dislodged a fat programmer from being stuck underneath a truck the very first day I started my secondary job there...so...maybe he is worried I will need money to pay for the back surgery hahahahah
Our annual bonus hits every March and annual raises hit in April. We always setup a goal/target numbers for our division to hit at the start of every year and our bonus % is based around those figures. If we exceed, they they raise the bonus % for that section for however much we go over. The last few years we've been hitting 8-10%, but this year we're looking more at 4-6%. Works for my family since we usually get tax returns and bonus all round the same time making the month income even larger.
PrivateWHudson
Member
I think we work for the same company... I'd happily trade the bonus for them bringing the jobs back here. Unfortunately, no bonus AND we have to deal with India.
SazerVisuel
Member
The satisfaction of getting drunk on company time. Good enough for me, though no shots allowed this time.
BaltimoreLarry
Member
My job is such bullshit. I work in a Radiology department as a systems analyst. While I'm not a supervisor (we have two and a director. I report to the director), I'm essentially second in command. But last year, all non management got 1000$ bonuses. The supervisors, who do less work, have less responsibility and make roughly the same money ( although I'm hourly and they're salaried) got 10,000$ bonuses.
Ain't that some shit?
Ain't that some shit?
secretanchitman
Member
nada for me.
Suburban_Nooblet
Banned
My Q4 bonus should be around $800....
Not bad.
Not bad.
I would love to be the architect of an "O-shit" blinking safety light. That would be a bonus in itself.
Colonel Mustard
Banned
I thought I got $30 but then realized they were paying me for gas I had used driving to Tennessee from Ohio for an acquisition we just made.
I spent close to $100 driving there...
Edit: I got $20 gift card to Walmart for a turkey or something.
I spent close to $100 driving there...
Edit: I got $20 gift card to Walmart for a turkey or something.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Got about $2,950 in year-end individual and branch-based growth bonuses. Plus about $5,000 in restricted stock options from corporate for performance incentive. My raise wasn't huge but I had a promotion during the summer and another one coming some time next year that'll make my potential bonus pools much larger for 2012.
Fuck yeargh.
Fuck yeargh.
I get a March bonus.
Cornbread78
Member
I Work for the largest health insurance company in the country and have never gotten anything..... I guess it's bad politically or something, lol.
You work at Oxford Press? Girl on my Facebook just posted about the same book. :lol
typically larger companies don't igve out bonuses I find, outside of the financial sector.
mocolostrocolos
Member
Ill be getting around 2000$.
Thats what my contract says.
Thats what my contract says.
Auron_Kale
Member
Got both my bi-monthly paycheck and cash bonus deposited today into my bank account.
Was a nice surprise seeing all that money in the account. Only really used a portion of the bonus to pay for a new snowboarding jacket, some is covering bills and I'll be putting a chunk into savings.
Was a nice surprise seeing all that money in the account. Only really used a portion of the bonus to pay for a new snowboarding jacket, some is covering bills and I'll be putting a chunk into savings.
Sir Garbageman
Member
Work for a Fortune 500 company in the US and most employees here get somewhere between 10% - 25% of their base salary depending on their position, assuming the company is doing well.
Dr. Feel Good
Banned
Uhh, not really. This is standard practice, and I assume there's something that they posses that you don't which allows them to be salaried unlike you. Do you have an Associate's Degree and they have a Bachelor's? That's just the way the world works.
Could be worse, you could be a Porn Star. Those guys get no bonuses.
Manmademan
Member
I get quarterly and year end bonuses depending on performance. Quarterly is about 3k, year end is about 6k this year
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