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(Message started by: Jonny on Dec 19^th, 2005, 7:48pm)

Title: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Jonny on Dec 19^th, 2005, 7:48pm

Just wondering ;;D

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by fubar on Dec 19^th, 2005, 7:49pm

just a poke in the eye

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Dec 19^th, 2005, 8:03pm

Yep - I get to keep my job for another year! ;;D

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Kevin_M on Dec 19^th, 2005, 8:23pm

I got an earlier work schedule on Christmas day. Some cards from the female co-workers, that's super.

Two years ago I got one though. Just performance bonuses throughout the year otherswise.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by stevegeebe on Dec 19^th, 2005, 8:31pm

I'd better...

I'm proud to say that our team has brought three hotels and as many apartment buildings back on line after the hurricane. Two others are on the way.

We have had to coordinate the replacement of entire building systems, roofs, windows,..etc., which keeps the revenue steam going for our company.

At the company Christmas party, all of the big dicks patted me on the back for a job well done.

Show me the money a$$holes!

Steve G

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Jonny on Dec 19^th, 2005, 8:40pm

on 12/19/05 at 20:31:16, stevegeebe wrote:

Show me the money a$$holes!

Once again, well said, Steve......LOL ;;D

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Ree on Dec 19^th, 2005, 9:05pm

I usually get one..... I am hoping to get one..... the week isn't up..... the USPS... gave Dave a 20$ gift certificate for the 99 restaurant... yep everything you hear and read about the Post Office is true...

cheap @$$holes!!! ~~~~~ree~~~~~~

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by eyes_afire on Dec 19^th, 2005, 9:40pm

It starts out as a $25 gift certificate (a 'bonus' so it ends up getting taxed as such)... so it ends up being about $15. Since you have to spend it, last year I bought a magazine and used the rest for gas money. So I end up 'paying' tax to buy a certificate I never wanted anyway. After you subtract the cost of fuel, I wonder if I didn't end up losing money in the deal, LOL.

What's a performance bonus? LOL.

--- Steve

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Barry_T_Coles on Dec 19^th, 2005, 9:42pm

on 12/19/05 at 20:03:18, Grandma_Sweet_Boy wrote:

Yep - I get to keep my job for another year! ;;D

Me too

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by stevegeebe on Dec 19^th, 2005, 9:56pm

Thanks Jonny.

I'm preping for my year end review.

Pumped out two basements, (10 days each), repalced electrical switch-gear, sprinkler systems and special alarm systems, jocky pumps, transfer switches and generators, electrical panels, elevators, trach compactors, entire telephone systems, gas meters, domestic water systems, boilers and support tanks, chillers, roof repairs, decks around pools on hotel roofs, gutted hotel lobbys and rooms, (carpet, wall covering, furniture and fixtures) and reconstructed same, removed and ordered and installed approximately 500 refrigerators, corrdinated and had to draw millwork shop drawings for window and door replacement on historic buildings, met with flood and wind storm adjusters, coordination with public adjusters, attorneys, condo association dicks and a bunch of other shit.

Cancelled my trip to the Great Smoky Mountains, almost lost a dear friend to an elevator accident, drank alot, cried alot, I'm depressed and got a flat tire today.

I'm pooped and its not over. Just informed that I need to get over to the American Can Project and get that one under way.

Sorry to Whine. I want a bonus!

Steve G

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Gena on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:13pm

Yep! I get a week off work with out Pay

Had I been there 6 months I would have earned Vacation time I could have covered the week with. I have only been there 5 1/2 months

Woo hoo

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Karla on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:15pm

Well last year My husband won a $500 travel certificate good at a local travel agency good toward a guided travel vacation at his company Christmas party. Since we didn't want to go anywhere on a guided tour (like overseas etc) we cashed it in. They also have a professional photographer there to take a professional picture of you and your partner or just you for a free 8 X 10. Otherwise no bonus.

This year doubt we will be so lucky. We will probably just be blessed with the photo. Oh my husbands boss is sending him (all expenses paid) to Dallas the three days before DAVCON 06. There he gets to participate in a company training program. Warm Dallas in the middle of freezing Jan. I am jellous.

Now, my husband was telling me about a small local computer company that the boss paid all expenses to get ALL employees and their significant other to Vegas for a week at the beginning of the year. NICE.

Me, I got a raise.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by cootie on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:27pm

Yeah......I get a couple HO-HO'S and a ding dong in a swear tree Pam

Brad got a bonus this year......he was lucky cuz they weren't goin to get one....didn't do as well last year. His bonus cover's our ass for all the bucks we gotta blow on gifts for the families. I mean we have a MILLION people we have to buy for and it is startin to SUCK when times are tougher.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Redd715 on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:28pm

Last year we all got $75 bucks...no office party

This year the Big Guy is throwing an office party so I doubt there will be any bucks on it.

My first year there there was a party AND $125 bucks bonus.

I say forget the party and cash me back 1% of the commissions I brought in for the man over the last year..

(dream on, Pegg)

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Cathi04 on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:37pm

Bonus?? Bonus?
Ok, I'll give myself a bonus...............I'll take the rest of the week off..maybe next week as well..rtt, and then it's back to work.............
my boss is such a slave driver.....but, it's really hard to fire oneself!

Merry Christmas!
Cathi

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by forgetfulnot on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:37pm

Yep got a almost a 5% raise.

Lee

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Jimi on Dec 19^th, 2005, 10:58pm

No ;)

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by nancyc on Dec 20^th, 2005, 1:18am

are you kidding me? I am one of the luckier nurses that gets to work 16 hours on Christmas...plus work alone with 38 critical patients....My job really appreciates nurses. LOL....MERRY CHRISTMAS, JONNY! Smiles, nancyc

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by BarbaraD on Dec 20^th, 2005, 5:22am

Oh yeah - the government is giving me a raise in my social security. Guess that's my bonus..... Oh well, better than eatin' a bug I guess....

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by JenniferD on Dec 20^th, 2005, 7:15am

Hubby got a $10.00 coupon towards a Butterball Turkey and a bonus (minus taxes of course) which came to a little over $300.

I got my first unemployment check, thanks again to EX BOSS. >:(

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Mattchew on Dec 20^th, 2005, 8:32am

does a hard time count as a bonus?

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Dec 20^th, 2005, 9:05am

Are you kidding? I work for the Library.

Five years now with no bonus and really sucky pay. Oh... We did get a 3% increase in our pay. That almost keeps me even with the 6% increase in the actual cost of living.

Christmas party????? Yeah...Right.....They have one but it's for employees only. No spouses invited. I don't go to parties without my wife.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Ghost on Dec 20^th, 2005, 9:36am

1 day off with pay , oh well at least still have a job for now. :'( :-X

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by thomas on Dec 20^th, 2005, 9:52am

yes.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by nani on Dec 20^th, 2005, 10:19am

I get 2 weeks off... without pay. :-/
That's what happens when you're "less than part-time"

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by chewy on Dec 20^th, 2005, 10:23am

xtra pay check.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by imnotbub on Dec 20^th, 2005, 10:26am

Got a surprise "Holiday Bonus" of $500
Spent it on my wifes present and a couple of tickets to a Yankee game in August. I tried to get Bosox tickets, but I only got in 10 seconds after the tickets went on sale and they were sold out already.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by minnie on Dec 20^th, 2005, 10:30am

My bonus is extra hugs [smiley=hug.gif] and kisses :-* from my daughters April and Beth thats the best Christmas bonus.............

disabilty this year so no $$ bonus.But 8 years ago Billy had gotten a temperary job while he was laid off I worked at a mom and pop store they owned 3 local convenient marts .I was pregnant with Beth and it was Aprils first x-mas so money was tight.The owners took us to old country buffet.They handed us each a envelope with a crisp $10. bill they then told us our bonus was each $9.25 .We each had to give them back 75cents !!!
oh well it's the thought that counts.To explain how they came up with that at the end of the change any money left in the take a penny /leave a penny jar next to the register went into a jar all year and the amount was split between all the stores. So the bonus really came from the customers and they wouldn't pay the extra 75 cents each.Then again she would look over your shoulder and yell at you if you put too much meat or mayo on a sub you had to explain they ordered extra mayo.the pizza we sold in slices had to have just the right amount of pepperoni or you were in deep doo doo.Oh well they sold the store and the new owner seems better.I got fired by them because I left early a couple days when April had chicken pox.One and only time i've ever been fired but I cried and cried.oh well I'm done complaining may your bonuses be painfree life.
Minnie

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Redd715 on Dec 20^th, 2005, 10:48am

After figuring it out this morning I'd take .5% of what I brought in.

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by aprilbee on Dec 20^th, 2005, 11:01am

Yes, and I'm very thankful for it after reading this post!

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by jimmers on Dec 20^th, 2005, 11:57am

I work for myself, so any bonus that I would give to myself would be taxed at a rate of somewhere near 50%!

I didn't know Uncle Sam was on my payroll. I do all the work and he gets half! Whats wrong with this picture?

seeya,

Jimmers

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by clarence on Dec 20^th, 2005, 12:17pm

I didn't even get my paycheck on the 15th. What is up with that? And I work at a church!

Casey

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Hirvimaki on Dec 20^th, 2005, 12:20pm

Yeps. I get a corporate bonus (although they call it a "gift" not a bonus) and the NM office also gives a Christmas bonus. And the raises tend to be a little more generous this time of the year.

Hirvimaki-Isi

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by MJ on Dec 20^th, 2005, 12:55pm

I'm with jimmers up there. hell I never even get a paycheck.
but I do, being unincorporated get all my expenses covered and I do control the money and might take a bonus to start christmas shopping on friday. I just have to decide if I'm worth it or not.
I quess if employees got one I should too. I will determine my bonus based on what I spend.

MJ

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by JDH on Dec 20^th, 2005, 1:09pm

I got a company calendar...that's my bonus.[smiley=confused2.gif]

Jim

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by E-Double on Dec 20^th, 2005, 2:08pm

Self employed.
Maybe I'll use the other hand and give myself a real bonus [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by TomM on Dec 20^th, 2005, 2:54pm

on 12/19/05 at 21:40:20, eyes_afire wrote:

If you don't want the $15, I'll take it. That would buy a bottle of wine, crackers and cheese for me, da spousal unit, and the cat.

Yeah, I get a bonus and I'm thankful for every penny of it. It's FREE money and you get it b/c the company did well and you exist on the payroll at the time they decided to share some of the money. The same is true about Christmas parties...you're on the payroll so you get to go for FREE!

If ya really want to know about my *BIG* Christmas bonus this year, e-mail me and I'll tell you about my step mother and the $6 million law suit she filed against me and my two sisters over my father's estate.

I'm off the soap box...
TomM

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by Jonny on Dec 20^th, 2005, 2:55pm

Me?

Every year I put into payroll an extra 80 hours as a bonus and its taxed.

But this year I got to thinking...."I havent gave myself a damn raise in eight years"....so I took it to the extreme this year....LMMFAO ;;D

A 52" high definition TV and a $5000 dollar check sounded about right to me.....LMAO!!!!!

.........Higher tax bracket jonny ;)

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by TomM on Dec 20^th, 2005, 3:03pm

on 12/20/05 at 14:55:04, Jonny wrote:

Me?

A 52" high definition TV and a $5000 dollar check sounded about right to me.....LMAO!!!!!

.........Higher tax bracket jonny ;)

Good job, jonny. Every man or woman [ but not kids :) ] deserve a High Def TV. Hope you went Plasma or DLP.
TomM

Title: Re: Do you get a Christmas bonus?
Post by lionsound on Dec 20^th, 2005, 3:07pm

My husband owns his own business so ...no not really.

He'll consider it a bonus if this baby is born before Jan 1 ......if even one minute before =tax deduction! :)