Christmas bonus

[jason_ladouceur]

wait,,, , is that 1/2 mil U.S $ on a 1500 sq. ft house?

yes i'm afraid so. and good forbid you have any vices. i just bought a carton of smokes. $78. just remember the grass is always greener on the other side.

[snakeman13]

I know it may seem a little petty in a time when so many people would be happy to just have a job at all but I received my Christmas bonus today and to be honest I’m pissed off. Over the last 2 years my responsibilities have almost doubled at work and because like so many company’s we have been slower than in past years I have not asked for a raise. I care about my company and break my back every day to make sure that we do well. I in fact twisted my back on Wednesday morning an so I worked hurt for the last 2 days with no complaints. Not very pleasant ever but when you run a cabinet shop and spend your day lifting heavy things it’s downright hell. Last year I had a conversation with my boss and he in fact told me that he knows that I’m worth more to the company than I’m being paid and that he wanted me to know that I would be taken care of as soon as he could. Today he took the employees out for our annual Christmas lunch to a very nice restaurant, very nice of him I must admit. Then after lunch he asked if I would drop him off at a shop to get his truck. His brand new $80k truck that was having a custom stereo installed. When I dropped him off he shook my hand said he hoped I had a very nice holiday and handed me an envelope. I said have a nice holiday and I’ll see you in the new year and went on my way. After, when I opened the envelope there was a card and a check, my Christmas bonus. Very nice, except it was far less than half of what I received last year. I took the disappointing kick in the teeth of a bonus to the bank, cashed it and went shopping hoping to find at least some nice gift for my wife that would fit into my now lower than expected budget. I hate 2011! My beloved dog and constant companion of almost 16 years passed away, my wife’s mom from who she was estranged died before they could make peace or even say goodbye, my wife’s contract at work is not going to be extended as she expected it to be and my Christmas bonus might have just as well been a subscription to the jelly of the month club. I tell you this though. As much as I love my job come January I will be having a conversation with my boss, and he will be either giving me a significant raise or he will be trying to find another trained CNC operator that also happens to be a journey man cabinet maker that is willing to work for $10 an hour less than industry standard. Good luck!

My Christmas bonus was getting laid off the first week of December!!

[Kinra]

I'm really sorry to hear that.

I hope 2012 brings better things for you and everyone else who is a victim of this horrible economy.

[aahmn]

It's a bonus - they don't really have to give it to you, and it depends a lot on how the company does that year. At my FT job, we got 1/5 of what one of our regular bonuses used to be. We used to get 2 a year, but didn't get a single one at all last year. Mine will only just about cover what hours I lose from being closed for the holidays at my second, part-time, no paid benefits (but 100% necessary) job. We were all hoping for something a little more this year, but I can't complain. At least I got something, and I do have a steady job... so just remember - it can be worse.

[Rogue628]

It sucks that it was alot less than you anticipated but at least you got something.

My brother and I work for the same people. He's been working for them for about 10 years now. I've only been working for them for 2.

They own(ed) 4 businesses. My brother started at one then began working part time at another. When I started I did the same, except I got moved to another business and work part time at the one he works part time at.

They sold the first business this summer. This is the one my brother and I both started at. I wasn't working there when they sold it but I did work there.

Recently they sold the second business (a couple of days ago). This is the one my brother and I work part time at. So technically he will no longer work for them at all at the beginning of the year (it doesn't change over until the first).

We both got the same amount last year for Christmas bonuses. The highest amount they give. (very few get it, most get alot less). This year I got the same as last year. My brother, who's been with them the longest, got 1/4 of what I got. Although I didn't tell my brother how much mine was, he knows and is really upset. So am I. Seems like they gave everyone at the second place the same base amount. I think it really sucks that they're going out like that. They have a couple of really good employees there that's been with them since the beginning and honestly deserve more and have gotten more in the past.

I've lost a little respect for them because of this.

[python_addict]

It could be so much worse....my step dads christmas bonus was literally a $125 gift card to walmart and 3 extra vaca days....whats really messed up is he works on the railroad he only has 2 bosses above him and about 6 under him..both the people above him received $30,000...really?? Galesburg has the largest rail yard in the country so they arent a broke company......but its a little irritating especially when he couldnt pay the utilities and it was shut off for a day..

[jason_ladouceur]

It could be so much worse....my step dads christmas bonus was literally a $125 gift card to walmart and 3 extra vaca days....whats really messed up is he works on the railroad he only has 2 bosses above him and about 6 under him..both the people above him received $30,000...really?? Galesburg has the largest rail yard in the country so they arent a broke company......but its a little irritating especially when he couldnt pay the utilities and it was shut off for a day..

i'm so sorry to hear that. that is complete crap. it really pisses me off when people don't give a poop about the people that worked there asses off to allow them to enjoy all the finner things in life.

[python_addict]

i'm so sorry to hear that. that is complete crap. it really pisses me off when people don't give a poop about the people that worked there asses off to allow them to enjoy all the finner things in life.

Yepp I know this is the same guy that had all the metatarples (sp?) in his foot broken in a day but still stayed at work limping around trying to do stuff he even lost alot of money because they made him stay home and now they do this?

[zeion97]

It could be so much worse....my step dads christmas bonus was literally a $125 gift card to walmart and 3 extra vaca days....whats really messed up is he works on the railroad he only has 2 bosses above him and about 6 under him..both the people above him received $30,000...really?? Galesburg has the largest rail yard in the country so they arent a broke company......but its a little irritating especially when he couldnt pay the utilities and it was shut off for a day..

I'll add a little more... my dad makes about 30k from his job a year. Not bad but he works 45-60 hours A WEEK, he's on salary and has been with them for 12 years. All 4 times his bonuses came up the company has changed there rules So he couldn't receive them...sadly he's one of only 4 people on salary. His boss who does nothing makes nearly 750k a year..... the kicker? If he worked hourly he'd make close to 100,000 a year........

Our world is messed up.......

[Rhasputin]

Better than what I got. I got a 'Well I was going to give you a $(insert ammount here) christmas bonus, but not any more!' from my boss. Followed by threats of not returning my personal property, after I quit.



. . . Happy holidays.


EDIT: Oh, and did I forget to mention being stiffed for part of my pay? I get paid commission style, and I noticed he skipped a bunch of things in the book where I wrote each thing I did. I mentioned it, and he flat out told me I wasn't getting paid for working on, and completing, HIS PERSONAL PROJECTS FOR HIM.

-rage-