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30 Cheap And Insulting Things That People Received As Holiday Bonuses At Work
A year-end bonus (sometimes called a Christmas bonus) is a reward paid to an employee during the Holiday season. In many companies, it's tied to performance metrics, and the amount can vary depending on whether certain milestones are met. Year-end bonuses are usually made up of lump-sum payments used to acknowledge the individual for hard work and dedication. Compared to the recipient's salary, these monetary encouragements can be quite substantial. Or as we are about to learn, a real spit in the face.
I guess I wouldn't surprise anyone if I said bosses can be really cheap. But some of them are such scrooges, they see every dollar that goes into employee motivation and retention budgets as losses. So when the opportunity arises, these tight-a**es pay themselves back and leave everyone else with just the crumbs. Continue scrolling to check out the worst Holiday bonuses we could find. Let them serve as a reminder that staff always have to be treated with respect. Screw those who forget that.
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#1
Just Saw This On Twitter. It’s So Tragic It’s Almost Funny. Surely This Isn’t Legal?
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
Take the card back and tell your boss you don't want it and want to be reimbursed for the money taken for such a generous gift
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
This exact same thing happened to my ex-husband with his trucking company. They said it was a accident when he told them he didn't want to pay for his own company Christmas gift. They reimbursed him for the $50 on his next check.
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Ryan-James O'Driscoll 3 years ago
It's credited to the payslip and then deducted. It is not taking anything out of their regular pay. It's just done like that for tax purposes.
Robert T 3 years ago
From the photo, we can't tell that. It is a section for deductions and the second line is the total for the deductions. However what you say is correct, and what I would expect to see. Even Christmas bonuses are taxable.
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Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
Got this from an employer a few times, it’s a credit and then a deduction, done for tax purposes. Sure does wind you up until someone explains it tho. Current bossman does it in cash, because he’s a decent guy.
iluvanimals 3 years ago
This shouldn't be on this article. This is completely legit and is a payroll/tax situation. The gift card needs to be documented this way so no one ends up in higher tax bracket.
P.A.B. 3 years ago
This should absolutely be on this thread, because those of us who did not know it was a legit payroll/tax situation, now do. The employee obviously did not know either, and it was not explained to him, so he thought it should be included, as did some others of us. Thanks for the clarification.
Load More Replies... Hank Woods 3 years ago
They listed it on your paycheck because they have to list all gifts per State/Federal Law - they deducted it on your paycheck because they gave it to you directly. You were NOT charged for it yourself. Its a payroll tax thing !!
Patti Coolidge 3 years ago
Yep those are the payroll rules.. It is just like getting a bonus. You will be taxed on that too.
TheAnimalLady 3 years ago
Legally required, depending upon where you are.
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#2
For Christmas 2019, My Boss Gifted Us With 1 Work From Home Day In 2020
Sum Guy 3 years ago
This one is funny because of what happened. Still a horrible bonus since you're giving them work, just at home
TheAnimalLady 3 years ago
I think that you mean ironic, but yeah, the only real difference is gas money.
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No you didn't 3 years ago
...And plenty of opportunities to make use of this card arose in 2020.
In recent years, many companies have moved away from cash bonuses: according to a survey from Bank of America, only 29% of employers planned to offer cash bonuses in 2019.
But even if companies do offer cash bonuses, they also vary widely in how they award them and how much they give. Some businesses choose to give an employee a percentage of their salary, whereas others offer a small, flat amount, like $50 or $100, sometimes varying based on the business's performance that year. Some employers base their bonuses on how long an employee has been with the company or their yearly performance.
"I pay my bonuses out based on two factors: the employee's overall performance review and the number of years the individual has been with the business," said Laura Fuentes, operator at Infinity Dish. "I start annual bonuses at a minimum of 2% for the first year and max out at 6%."
#3
My Dad, Who Has Worked For His Employer For 22 Years, Sharing His “Thank You” For The Holidays. They Pay Him Less Than $18/Hr. Doing This Is More Insulting Than Doing Nothing At All
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Not even a whole bag, what a shame, at first I thought it was a lemon
Bobert Robertson 3 years ago
At least if life handed him a lemon he could make lemonade..
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Random Panda 3 years ago
The real shame is the fact that this employee has worked there for 22 years and only makes $18 an hour!
Vicky Z 3 years ago
It won't do much damage! Eat the tangerine and throw a rock
Load More Replies... Valley Girl 3 years ago
If it's from the plant manager, he should have got all kinds of fruit!
#4
My Mother’s Completely Unironic “Christmas Bonus” This Year
Ritchat 3 years ago
"A HUG, in case you need one and to remind you that someone, somewhere cares about YOU!" True, somewhere, someone cares about you but it's definitely not this employer.
Mewton’s Third Paw 3 years ago
How would a fùcking penny stop you from saying you’re broke? Jokes like this are just as stupid as they are insulting.
Poultry Geist 3 years ago
Me too!! But this one actually really pisses me off!
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ℙ𝕦𝕣𝕣_𝕞𝕒𝕚𝕕 3 years ago
That's actually cute, but not something an employer should give their employees. This is something that I'd give to a friend.
Gin. No tonic 3 years ago
It's not a bad gift, but definitely not something business-oriented. But it also depends, 'cos if it's a tiny business where everyone knows everyone very well, then maybe? It's mostly cheap and sweet, like a preteen friend gift.
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M Whee 3 years ago
Sad thing is this probably took some secretary quite a while to put together for everyone.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Somewhere in the ofice, someone thought "hey, this is a GREAT idea!!" I almost feel bad for that person...
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#5
Recalling When Air Canada Gave My Partner A Plastic Christmas Ornament Instead Of A Christmas Bonus
Paul C. 3 years ago
I was the warehouse manager at a firm and one year one of the Directors asked me if a £50 note in a card would be ok for each of the staff. I said great. One of the drivers, screwed up the note and threw it on my desk, saying it was an insult! I took it to the Director and apologised , he said it's fine we'll spend it on drinks at a staff night out. Those drinks tasted all the better, knowing the jerk wasn't included.
NsG 3 years ago
The delivery might have caused more of a problem than the sentiment. For a very long time, £50 were not accepted in quite a lot of shops because of the huge numbers of forgeries. What you were giving him was the chore of getting to an open bank branch to deposit it to make it usable. YMMV - maybe more shops in your area would have accepted £50 notes. I know that there are still several on my local high street that would refuse them.
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Keerthi Vardhan 3 years ago
Even a full metal one would already qualify as WTF, they lived up beyond that with making that plastic. It's on a new level.
TheAnimalLady 3 years ago
🐉The "North Star" was really a flying, Flaming dragon?🐲
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Gregg Bender 3 years ago
I remember those days in the airlines. Cheap plastic s**t from China.
Beatrice Multhaupt 3 years ago
Actually, that ornament was for New Year, half way around the world!
"In some industries, such as finance, bonuses are closely tied to employee performance and can vary dramatically within and between teams," Andrew Schrage, CEO of Money Crashers, explained.
"Elsewhere, all employees of the same rank receive the same bonus. Amounts can vary from token-sized (think $25 or $50 gift cards) to amounts greater than the employee's total regular compensation. The latter is more common among highly compensated executives and financial professionals."
#6
Finally Got Our Christmas Bonus For A Year Of Our Hard Work On The Front Lines During The Pandemic. 7 Pieces Of Stale Candy And A Card Full Of Empty Platitudes
Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
The card reads: "Thank you for making us a lot richer during the pandemic with your labor, sorry we're going to keep it all for ourselves because we're greedy assholes".
Channen TTCL 3 years ago
You nailed it! Our company got an $18 per hour per employee boost from gov. during the first few months of this pandemic hell..they gave us each $2 per hour of it and kept the rest.
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Penny Serenade 3 years ago (edited)
Sounds like the s**t they totally would do if they could at...🙄
Ross Warren 3 years ago
Consider yourself lucky. My card of empty platitudes came postage due.
#7
What We Got After A Year Of Mandatory 50 Hour Weeks And 0 Holidays Off
Treessimontrees 3 years ago
It sickens me that some people had a meeting and discussed the amount, and settled on $15.
Frankenfrog 3 years ago
How else could they afford their third yacht and second summer vacation home on Martha's Vineyard?
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Laura MG 3 years ago
Our Christmas bonus at Goodwill was a 30% off coupon to shop at Goodwill 🙄
Shine Caramia 3 years ago
My ex's employer always gave a turkey for Thanksgiving and a ham for Christmas. In addition to a monetary bonus. It was problematic, but much better than a coupon.
Panda Kicki 3 years ago
One year our employer gave all health care staff a christmas wrapped advertising almanack that was given for free all over town. My boss was so embarassed she bought some candy for her own money to us.
RedMarbles 3 years ago
Good boss. Probably a smart move too, if she wanted to actually get the best out of her employees. I'm always amazed that bosses don't realize there will be consequences resulting from making their employees feel insulted and benefits to making them feel appreciated. And while they may not see their employees' true feelings, they have to realize that employees will never feel appreciated as a result of token efforts.
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Helped My Company’s Accounting Team Get $190m In Profits Sorted This Year. Been With Them For 5+ Years. My Christmas Bonus This Year: (Not Pictured The Unsigned Card With CEO’s Signature As A Stamp)
TK 421 3 years ago
If you rearrange the marshmallows, you’ll see that they are actually just giving you the finger.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
They want you to quit so they can hire an inexperienced recent graduate for much less money.
Mark Kelly 3 years ago
pfft here in Canada the grocery store I worked at gave me $500-$800. Everyone got something based on service.
happihearts 3 years ago
If you have that much skill you should probably have your own business and not be at the mercy of selfish companies.
September Meadows 3 years ago
Companies need to get rid of a few employees after the new year starts, better to motivate them to quit so unemployment doesn't have to be paid out after. Especially if they are employees getting paychecks considered too large.
However, companies should understand that paying their employees a year-end bonus isn't charity. The biggest benefit is that it makes people happy. It shows workers that their bosses are thinking about them and consider them valuable to the company.
Bonuses also ensure that employees are rewarded for their hard work, which decreases the possibility of burnout. Happier employees are simply more likely to stay with the company over the long term, decreasing costly turnover.
#9
This Definitely Makes Up For The Toxic Work Environment And Forced Overtime!!!!
tmw 3 years ago
i have found that I need waaaay less lip chap these days... b/c I have to wear a mask 7 hrs of the day. anyone else notice that?
Enby.Minecraft.Bee. 3 years ago
This looks like the valentines cards you would get in elementary school
Apachebathmat 3 years ago
Do you think that could be loaded into a shotgun? Only fair way to say thanks for the shitty gift
Ariel the panda 3 years ago
Okay its the good chap stick yay! Bit I !San Kim for a bonus?? Come on
#10
Thanks For The Rubber Band And Single Starburst But Can We Just Have A Reasonable Work Load Instead?
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 3 years ago
"Dry your tears with this tissue, and fix your headache with this Tylenol", says the person who's causing them.
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Tom Harper 3 years ago
This one is almost the most horrifying, because someone took the to write that crap in a weak effort to justice these awful "gifts".
Leesa DeAndrea 3 years ago
What is this crap? No wonder so many people have walked away from their jobs!
#11
My Job Told Us No Christmas Bonus Yesterday And We Got This In An Email Today. (I Work For A Billion Dollar Company) My CEO Sent The Email, He Made 1.4 Million In 2020 As CFO
M O'Connell 3 years ago
It's not like the accounting department couldn't figure out the precise amount to add to the check for it to equal $15 after taxes.
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Liz Murray 3 years ago
My husband is a nursing supervisor in a hospital. His Christmas "bonus" was a $10 gift certificate to use in the hospital cafeteria. He works overnight when the cafeteria is closed. If he wants to use it, he has to go in on his off hours. 🤦♀️
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
And you pay more tax on money given as a bonus. So that $15 becomes more like $8 or $9. Whoop-de-doo! Now we can afford to go on that yearlong holiday in Cap d’Antibes we’ve been dreaming about! (/s)
Shane S 3 years ago
Adjusted for tax means they paid more to make sure $15 went into the employees pocket
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Kitty Jordan 3 years ago
Not even! $15... "Adjusted for tax". So maybe $12?
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Erin Mahar 3 years ago
Sounds like where I work... but our CEO made over 51 million last year.
Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago
tax included.. this is how they make their millions after all starting with the staff ..
OhWoooooooord 3 years ago
The hospital I used to work at did this for years but then the last 3 years they switched to 2 free movie tickets, even when COVID was hitting. Who even goes to the movies anymore??
When employees are satisfied with their job, they're often more engaged and productive. A 2019 study by Oxford University found that happy workers are 13% more productive, and a good way to make them content is through extra compensation and other rewards.
Besides, if bosses choose to tie bonuses into yearly performance or goals, employees can be highly incentivized to hit those goals throughout the year if the payback seems worth it.
#12
Management Gets Bonus Checks, While Regular Employees Get Water Bottles
Thomas Biorogue 3 years ago
I worked somewhere like that once. All the workers, the people who actually do the work, got a small turkey for Christmas. Then we find out the department heads got $10K bonus checks.
Kanga9ine 3 years ago
Didn't even spring for an imprint of a logo. This is how Darth Vader gets recruits for the dark side. May the farce be with you. No wonder
TheAnimalLady 3 years ago
I find your lack of faith disturbing, Kanga9ine 😹
Load More Replies... Nunya Bus 3 years ago
Our school did the same. Here's a generic card, a water bottle with the school name on it (like I need more branding) and a generic boxed lunch from the grocery store. Then we receive notification from higher up that we were getting a appreciation bonus and I first mis-read it as $150 gift card for each of us. Sadly no, it was a $150 credit put on the school PCard to use as we see fit for our staff and teachers. $150 for well over 100 employees. You can't even buy a standard cup of coffee at Starbucks or Dunkin for each employee with that money. I mean a boring cup of black coffee would not be covered. A crap ton of donuts? I mean really? Why bother?
Oogiebogieaugiedaddy 3 years ago
I think everyone that received that plastic bottle, you should lube it really good with KY jelly and tell them to shove it up your ass!!!!!!! So glad I'm retired!
#13
My Brother Got A "Sauage" As A Holiday Bonus
NsG 3 years ago
It's the quality stuff when its "meat from an identified animal"
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Nicholas Kraemer 3 years ago
His brother wishes it said 'sauage'. It actually says 'sauace' which is worse
Troux 3 years ago
I thought so at first, but it's an obscured G there, so SAUAGE, which sounds like sewage.
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MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
With the price of meat, I'd say it cost more than $10
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Thank You Bonus For All Employees From The Owner
Thorfin Wolfsbane 3 years ago
its hard to see from the wrap-around but it continues..."out work everyone and die broke anyway"
Channen TTCL 3 years ago
This would be used as a rubber band weapon immediately upon receipt. With a paper football that reads "i quit"
#15
Here At [redacted], Your Christmas Bonus Is The Chance To Win A Free Vacation For Your S**tty Managers If You Work Yourself Close Enough To Death
![Here At [redacted], Your Christmas Bonus Is The Chance To Win A Free Vacation For Your S**tty Managers If You Work Yourself Close Enough To Death](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/61b1d93ba661e_wa1i9Bp__700.jpg "Here At [redacted], Your Christmas Bonus Is The Chance To Win A Free Vacation For Your S**tty Managers If You Work Yourself Close Enough To Death")
SomePeopleCallMeMaurice 3 years ago
That’s great - Give a bonus to the managers, not the actual workers!
kim morris 3 years ago
I would work my ass off to ensure that my manager did not win a trip to Disney World.
Bobbie Meyers 3 years ago
Ok, some of these are bad, but this...just wow. I hope all the employees put in their worst days ever.
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
What's more disturbing is there are lower employees who get excited for the mgmt's success while not having a problem getting nothing, and those are the employees mgmts like to use as an example of ideal attitude.
Channen TTCL 3 years ago
Oh shucks..just dropped a case of breakables...whoops knocked a two liter off the fourth shelf up...
Gerard Neaux 3 years ago (edited)
Sure but it needs to be untraceable back to you or they make you pay it. No discount. So it works towards the manager's target.
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Bonus? No. Hazard Pay? No. Here’s A Cheap Chinese Snowflake For Working During A Global Pandemic Without Hazard Pay! And Thru The Holidays! Stay Strong!!
Sum Guy 3 years ago
Hahaha... it's a lot easier not to do anything and the employees won't hate you more than when you do stupid s**t like this
Queserasera423 3 years ago
Yes! When they give these cheap tokens, they are acknowledging that you deserve something extra. Just not enough to actually dip into profits to give something nice.
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Solaris Ellipses 3 years ago
And what a shocker that employees are quitting after almost two years of relentless stress….then throw this crap on top of it….
Ross Warren 3 years ago
You probably shouldn't torque me off and then give me something that can be used as a shuriken.
Nicolae Crefelean 3 years ago
The simple fact that the text's author used - in 2020 - the Algerian font introduced in 1993 in Microsoft Office 4.x for Windows 3.x says a bit more about what's going on at that company. :P
Andy Hinds 3 years ago
There should be an additional line that says "whilst you carry on working".
#17
My Sister Got This From Work This Week. It’s Honestly Just Offensive
Vicky Z 3 years ago
Hahaha i admire your optimism but now you can wake up
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bookshellf 3 years ago (edited)
there's no chocolate truffles or anything more added into the bag. It's one thing to be the key to a team's success put in a bag and given you, idk.. I feel like if that key unlocks a special door or place in the team like a clue to a bigger and better surprise, then this makes sense.. otherwise.. I'd have given them a You're Welcome note with an open padlock.
Kathryn Baylis 3 years ago
Unless it’s the key to a room full of money, you know what you can do with it.
E Kennedy Garcia 3 years ago
Those are 50 for $20 wedding favors from Amazon (I have 2 of these bottle openers).
Lisa Tetlow 3 years ago
Should be a screw because that's what they just did to their employees.
Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago
One thing many get at their 21st birthday.. a key to the future..wonder what this boss means??
#18
Our Christmas Bonus In One Of The Companies Most Profitable Years. What Is That, Like $5 Total?
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
I would rather have no bonus instead of what looks like a packed lunch
Rick Hoppenbrouwer 3 years ago
This is why companies can't find people who want to work for them anymore.
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
I think the printed-out and horribly-cut-out "christmas note" is the worst of all. At least could have gotten a real card and signed them theirselves! This is just insult after injury
Lisa Tetlow 3 years ago
Should have given out trick or treat bags. They'd yield a much bigger haul.
#19
My Christmas Gift From My Boss. Fortune 500 Company. No Christmas Bonus, Post It Notes, 2 Pieces Of Chocolate, Pen, Jeans One Day
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Wow, looks like dollar store items in a bag then broken up to make a small gift bags with
M O'Connell 3 years ago
Honestly, why is anyone wearing a suit anymore? It made sense 70 years ago when everyone wore a suit all the time, unless you were a laborer (denim). Now everybody wears denim. What is the point of a suit anyway? Expensive clothes which are not durable, and require costly special cleaning processes.
ThEboRedEsTpANdA 3 years ago
But- But what if you can't wear denim, like if you are allergic to it? google it, it's possible
Randy Klefbeck 3 years ago
It is no mystery how these people made their money. They jack their employees every which way they can.
Morgan Reynolds 3 years ago
Expiration dates! Sounds like there should be a black market for counterfeit coupons.
Kimberley Gayle Thomas 3 years ago (edited)
looks what a kid should get along with a Gold Star. Not an adult who has done actual work.
#20
Here's My Christmas Bonus For Being A #frontlinehero
Cyndielouwhoo 3 years ago
Yes, the person next to them got them bottom bun...
Load More Replies... SomePeopleCallMeMaurice 3 years ago
The wrapping likely cost more than whatever that is inside. What is that in there, anyway? Looks like a hamburger roll?
Cybele Spanjaard 3 years ago (edited)
A dry bun? Or is a cookie? How can this be justified as a Xmas anything?
#21
A Blanket
Claire Murray 3 years ago
You mean NAP-arious coverup. Ba-dum TING (I'll see myself out now)
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Travis Fox 3 years ago
At least it's an actual thoughtful gift. Not a lifesaver and rubber band.
Kristin Ingersoll 3 years ago
My company gave us blankets one year (they rarely gave actual monetary bonuses, and never at Xmas). It was lovely and I sleep under it every night.
Nannychachi 3 years ago
One year at work I got a green pullover hoodie that was way too big and hung to my knees. I looked like a fat pickle. I'm a nurse.
#22
Something My Wife Got For Busting Her A** Off
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
Considering that you are trading your limited days on earth for pay, it’s not incorrect. But it is awful.
Load More Replies... Niffler_13 3 years ago
This one doesn't look like a Holiday Bonus, rather something to try and show appreciation. We get things like this at my work throughout the year. It's a nice sentiment, but it's not intended as a gift or bonus.
#23
Got My Holiday Bonus!!!!
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Was just thinking the same, I guess depending on how large a company is and amount of employees they have
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Savannah Manis 3 years ago
This is a pretty good one. I'd like apples and potatoes even if it only lasts a week or so
Jay Poiacian 3 years ago
It's a gift, not a bonus and actually not that bad in comparison with others on here!
Jessica Gunn 3 years ago
This is kinda nice though, it's got apple bread and a cookie too. I'd like it anyway
Firstname Lastname 3 years ago
As a person who is tired of candies and cookies during Christmas, I'd actually be super hype about getting this.
#24
My Girlfriends Boss Handed This To Her In Her Office Saying, "These Are Being Handed Out From The Company." I'm Not Sure If This Is A Christmas Gift. What Do You All Think?
Kipindichapili 3 years ago
Bro you need glasses if you think those are snickerdoodles
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M O'Connell 3 years ago
I think this one requires some context. What does the company do? If its somehow related to the farm->table supply chain this makes more sense.
#25
Our Holiday “Bonus”. Yes That’s A $15 Off Coupon For A Butterball Turkey
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
I guess you’ll have to come up with the rest, because 15 bucks isn’t gonna cover a butterball turkey
Chris Hardtke 3 years ago
Covered mine this year. 13 lb Butterball Premium at .89/lb at Aldi’s this year.
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Bianca Castillo 3 years ago
My mom gets these coupons every year from her company for Thanksgiving. Two years ago, we went and they didn't work. When she told her manager, they said "sorry" and walked away
TheAnimalLady 3 years ago
Just Wow...how to give a bonus without giving a bonus.
Load More Replies... Jay Poiacian 3 years ago
Our company does these for Thanksgiving we got $20 checks. If you go when they have the Turkey on sale you can actually get the Turkey and some sides but still makes us laugh every year.
Kimberley Gayle Thomas 3 years ago
What if you're vegetarian and don't want such? Such bonuses should be universal.
Andy Hinds 3 years ago
Tesco workers in the UK one year got free clubcard points to spend at Tesco. Talk about taking the piss.
Bad Alchemy 3 years ago
So, I was getting these as a holiday bonus from the nonprofit I worked for in the early 90's. And it was for $25. Yeah, this plain sux.
#26
Imagine Getting This As A Gift Bag From Your Boss
Kitty Jordan 3 years ago
That makes it so much worse. I bet the boss will come back and be like, "Didn't you just LOVE those snacks? You can buy some from me if you want more! Don't you want more?"
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Thomas E S Thomas 3 years ago
That makes a lot of sense actually. All those products are produced at that factory. I pick up samples like that for our lab. Most of these outsourcing warehouses make very little money.
Marco Conti 3 years ago (edited)
Polluting plastic that contains a tiny amounts of powder to make a shitty drink. But they pat themselves on the back for not wrapping each grain individually.
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#27
The Warehouse I Work At Had Us All Come In On Thanksgiving And This Is How They Showed Us Their Gratitude
Fred Burrows 3 years ago
We were invited to partake in a Christmas party at the Country Club. It was four plates with leftover cookies from a member function.
#28
“Record Year” But No Raise Or Bonus. The Box Lunch Is The Covid Version Of A Pizza Party And A High Five
Michael Fuhry 3 years ago (edited)
Overbaked ham, overcooked green beans, scoop of mashed 'taters, and I have no idea what that baby puke in the upper left is.
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Kitty Jordan 3 years ago
That actually looks good. Our Christmas dinner this year from work was... fruit plates and those horrible hard cheap cookies.
S Montgomery 3 years ago
I use to work a corporate office job, but technically was an independent contractor in tech support and app development. Even though I worked in the office every day with the other employees, I was never allowed to join in the office pizza parties or anything. I had to sit at my desk alone working.I got no bonus, nothing. I had other corporate jobs too, where we got awful Christmas gifts like these. I quit my office job 9 years ago to work in restaurants. Not only do I make 5k more per year now but the first restaurant I worked in, we got mini bottles of good booze and gourmet chocolates in our absolutely stuffed full stockings for every employee. Where I'm at now, gave us VERY generous COVID bonuses and for Christmas this year we all got actual checks, in amounts that are genuinely helpful. I'm telling this story to the next person that tells me to get a "real job".
Yoinks! 3 years ago
Damn, looks like our Thanksgiving Day meal at work...except I got dry turkey and the mashed potatoes were even waterier. We DID get a $1000 bonus, though, so I honestly can't complain. (Also, previous years' Thanksgiving Day meals included an undercooked Boston Market mess that gave me the squirts, and that one time they wildly miscalculated how many meals they needed and I wound up going to Burger King which was the best working Thanksgiving meal I ever had. So I should've been prepared this year.)
MyCatsTheRealPanda 3 years ago
I know I'm probably weird but thats exactly how I like my green beans. Over cooked for most people but I love them like that! Yum yum!!
#29
My Jobs Thanksgiving Gift To Us. 7 Years With Foodlion And This Is How They Appreciate Us, With Kid Snacks
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
It's like companies think of their employees as little hamsters and go "aww Christmas time. I think the little hamsters want some treats. Lets set out some boxes of snacks and let them pick at them for all their hard work running the hamster wheel."
Dillon Brown 3 years ago
This seems like something the manager did out if their own pocket rather than a company sponsored thing.
#30
Christmas Bonus? Nope, Target Just Prints And Snail Mails Monopoly Money To Your House Now
Virgil Blue 3 years ago
Exchanged for an.item in that price range. From the company shop. So you can't even use it to take some off the price of a more expensive item? I bet you also don't get the change. This is some olden days company scrip bull.
Travis Fox 3 years ago
That's an employee recognition program. Not a holiday bonus or anything of the like. They do this year round.
Christopher Duffy 3 years ago
I wish we had the freedom to be worked to death for a poverty wage and sacked on a whim. Instead we have evil employment protections, a minimum wage, generous leave and an employee pension. A communist nightmare.
Travis Fox 3 years ago
Not communist, socialist. At least that's the big scary word the Republican party is using to try to frighten the population into accepting 1950s wages and social norms and reject anyone with any inkling of how to fix the wage gap and provide for the population.
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Monica Sargent 3 years ago
If I was a Target employee, I would try to get everyone to band together and hold onto their dollars and do something constructive like paper the bathroom walls or stuff the toilets.
Mark Kelly 3 years ago
pfft here in Canada the grocery store I worked at gave me $500-$800. Everyone got something based on service.
#31
So I Work At Walgreens And We Were Told We’d Get A $50 Christmas Bonus. Turns Out It’s Only In Store Credit. It’s Nice To Be Sure But I Wish I Hadn’t Gotten My Hopes Up
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
Well… I wouldn’t mind this, $50 is 50 worth of stuff you can get that’s used daily
J. Normal 3 years ago
Sometimes that $50 is slated for bills. Do I want $50 in shampoo/ toilet paper ( all over priced) or do I need to put that towards food, or electricity, or gas. I do not spend that much at a drugstore in a year.
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Well, If We're Flashing Around Our Bonus
M O'Connell 3 years ago
$20 can buy a small turkey, but it won't buy any but the cheapest of butt-portion hams.
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
$20 would buy nice hams at Kroger or Meijer either one and especially Walmart.
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No Christmas Party This Year, But Hey, At Least My Job Gave Us All A Scratching Ticket To Compensate
deathrose 3 years ago
My parents give all the girls a scratch off in our stocking every year. I have no idea why though. I did when $100 off one one year
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Scratching a ticket is not happiness it's like working for you you never know what you arent going to get!
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Anytime anyone's given me an lotto card things I get nothing. They wasted their money and I got my hopes up. It's a Grinch style gift.
#34
Boss Left My Holiday Bonus At My Desk While I Was Away. My Office Is In A Bad Part Of Town So I Guess It’s Useful At Least
The Scout 3 years ago
Self-defense tactical pen that can be used as a cubotan.
Load More Replies... Michael Fuhry 3 years ago
Ha, I got one of those from my driver manager. Logoed of course. It's a small flashlight, a pen, and an impact device you can use to break car windows in an emergency. Or, I suppose, if you want to supplement your income by smash and grab robberies on the executive row cars.
Saint Jimmy 3 years ago
Honestly this is pretty ok compared to some of the others on this list
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
I notice it was left when you were away from your desk, scared you'd try it out?
#35
Holiday “Bonuses” Congrats To Any Of You Dinosaurs With 19 Plus Of Hourly
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
What?? I’ve just been with my new company 7 months, and we just got $150 Xmas bonus, they put that timeframe there knowing no one will stick there that long
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
$20 for part time but if you work full time you get s**t for breakfast - odds are the last 4 bonus payouts would not apply - who would stay that long!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 years ago
Well.... if they pay their full-time workers a LOT, I think it'd be okay... I mean, better than nothing, I guess? But if this is for people who work full-time for 10$/hr, that's just one more reason to go look for a better job
Atopher Bot 3 years ago
Yup. I got a $500 bonus for 15 years, given at 17 years as an afterthought when others started hitting their 10 year and wondering why noone was saying anything. 45 million in shipments....
#36
Thought This Group Would Appreciate My Staffs Christmas Gifts (Arrived Today)
Cold Contagious 3 years ago
If you were being sarcastic, most of us use a "/s" to show it is. It's hard to tell with statements like yours sometimes. I'm not trying to be facetious. I was honestly just wondering and trying to be helpful.
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Potato fries 3 years ago
These are actually-not bad! It would be a lot better to have this AND a cash bonus, but this isnt as bad.
#37
I Definitely Feel Appreciated
Aria Whitaker 3 years ago
So true! Wegmans can rival Whole Foods with the cost of some items...but I do love the freshness of their produce, it never disappoints!
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Robert Bailey 3 years ago
Wow, 1 pound of cookies. But to be fair, their cookies are pretty good.
#38
Got My Holiday Bonus Text!
#39
Work Gave Us This For Our Holiday Bonus.. But I'ts Okay Cause They Respect Us
Helenium 3 years ago
this is how you got paid in victorian times so you would always be poor and the company wouldnt lose any money
SomePeopleCallMeMaurice 3 years ago
There’s an old song that came from that - “Sold my soul to the company store”.
Load More Replies... Viktor 3 years ago
What's wrong with that one? Sure, it's a bit shitty to get a gift voucher from the shop where you work but they sell useful stuff and at least it's a useful amount of money.
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Really think about this. You work for the store. The store gives you a bonus to only be spent at the store you work for. You spend the money the store gives you at the store. The store gets their money back...
Load More Replies... MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Whoa. Dodged this one. Glad I didn't stay longer than a month.
MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
Dollarama likely "buys" the party stuff from Dollarama and the $15 would have been the food. They just saved themselves $15. If the money they give to the employees to spend only at Dollarama...
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My Boss Is Paying Me With This And Said "It Is Good To Restore The Natural Order Of Things". I Just Want My Christmas Bonus!
Virgil Blue 3 years ago
Its a prop piece of Beskar metal from the Mandalorian show. It's very precious in universe, but as a gift only fun if you are a fan of the show or Srar Wars.
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Scott 3 years ago
Ok, so I would think that would be pretty cool of my boss to do, but then again, I'm a die-hard Star Wars fan and it would only be meaningful if it was a unique gift to me and not something they got everyone. I also work for a very small company (15 people total) so I would take it as something they put thought into.
Shele McCaa 3 years ago
What can you say? Sometimes the gig economy sucks! Still, if you get enough of them, you can probably make something cool/useful. Did your boss also ask to see the baby? (So rude!)
Meif’wa Fan 3 years ago
It's the medal they make helmets and armor out of in the Mandalorian it's like diamonds in that show,
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Thanks Kroger! This Makes Me Feel So Appreciated. Not A Raise, Bonus, Or Anything Of Actual Value After Two Years Of Constant Record Sales. Just A Handful Of Basic-B**ch Coupons
GirlFriday 3 years ago (edited)
I just showed this post to my brother who works for Kroger corporate. He said that this was not their Thanksgiving bonus, this was a book of coupons that employees could use if they wanted to buy groceries at Kroger or Smiths. Many of the stores issued them as extra Thank You's. Every Kroger employee, including Smith's employees got a $100 gift card for Thanksgiving. You know, something to help them feed their families during the holidays.
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
You sell drugs you got money honey - Kenny Kimball is thankful you made him all this money!
#42
My "Holiday Bonus"
Pungent Sauce 3 years ago
$120 TNF jacket is the nicest thing I’ve seen on here yet, but overall I’d rather have the cash
Anonymous User 3 years ago
This is a very nice, pricy gift!! That stuff is expensive (North Face??).
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
I could never work in a vet clinic I be crying all day- definitely would not get bonus!
#43
Since People Are Sharing Holiday Bonuses From There Work Here Mine . In Case People Are Wondering Warehouse Job
Evil Little Thing 3 years ago (edited)
Provided you work through your last scheduled shift and don't have any unexcused absences.
Load More Replies... Anonymous User 3 years ago
I am 50 years old and have been in healthcare for 23 years, never ONCE gotten a Christmas bonus! Worked overnights for 17 years and since most visitors come during the day, when they bring treats for staff, they're all gone before night shift arrives. I'd love $64!!
Feral Heart 3 years ago
I'm happy I'm working in a small company. There are 4 of us, and our boss always gives 1.000,00€ as Christmas bonus
#44
Frick You Kroger I Just Worked 4 Hours Straight In Your S**tty Store And You Have The Audacity To Not Only Suggest I Spend The Meager Holiday Bonus You Gave Me On Your S**tty In House Jewelry Store, You Do So By Spreading Fliers All Over The Break Room
Dave In MD 3 years ago
Wow, 4 hours straight. How did you ever survive? And so you did get a bonus but you are offended that someone left some flyers in the break room?
Brian Bennett 3 years ago
Bet a 12 hour shift would put you in bed for 3 weeks - no bonus for you!
MotherofGuineaPigs 3 years ago
should try it at Walmart on Black Friday - starting at Midnight... might kill em.
Load More Replies... MyOpinionHasBeenServed 3 years ago
You hate the store, the products, you work only 4 hours (part timer?), you miraculously get a bonus (some of us get nothing as long term, FT employees) and you're throwing a fit over the sight of fliers....
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Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
How's this for a kick in the teeth. In my state they have declared Christmas day NOT a public holiday. So the people who have to work Christmas day don't get paid public holiday penalty rates. The only state in Australia to make that poor decision.
Na Schi 3 years ago
I think receiving sweets from your direct manager is a sign of appreciation. This manager also can't do anything about the fact if a big company refuses to gratify their employees with a real Christmas bonus.
Kitty Jordan 3 years ago (edited)
Depends. For me, I'm making much less per hour than my employees (I also get guaranteed hours and insurance, so obviously it works out to much more value). But basically I'm not making enough money to do more than bake cookies and give cards to every one of my direct reports. But several of these seem like managers who are making *considerably* more than their employees, in which case it does feel a bit icky.
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Dillon Brown 3 years ago
Okay, like I get it that receiving some of these packages would be pretty sh*tty if they're being given directly by some of these huge companies to the employees. But outside of context I have to assume some of these are being given by a manager who probably makes not that much more than the employees.
TK 421 3 years ago
All of these are accurate. US companies like to be top heavy and insult their workforce so that they spend three time their budget in training new hires rather than retain the experienced ones.
Neal Patrick 3 years ago (edited)
USA employee with Fortune 500 company …. There was no such thing as Christmas bonuses for us.
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Dani Alexander 3 years ago
I just realised how kind and generous my dad is. He owns his own fish and chips shop, (I work there, family business) and all our workers are teenagers. What he does every year, is invites them all to eat whatever they want as much as they want for free at our shop. Then he goes out and buys a bunch of presents. (Good ones too, expensive headphones, a Nintendo switch, branded hoodies) and we do a raffle, everyone picks a number and the wrapped presents are marked so theirs no favouritism. Honestly so lovely. Ily dad
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
"Hey boss! What did you get for Christmas this year?" "A Mass walkout"
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Wait till the only thing you get is their merch. Wow, big box! T-shirt! Hat! Umbrella! All. With. Company. Logo. Yeah, your "bonus" is to be a walking advertisement.
Foxxy (The Original) 3 years ago
How's this for a kick in the teeth. In my state they have declared Christmas day NOT a public holiday. So the people who have to work Christmas day don't get paid public holiday penalty rates. The only state in Australia to make that poor decision.
Na Schi 3 years ago
I think receiving sweets from your direct manager is a sign of appreciation. This manager also can't do anything about the fact if a big company refuses to gratify their employees with a real Christmas bonus.
Kitty Jordan 3 years ago (edited)
Depends. For me, I'm making much less per hour than my employees (I also get guaranteed hours and insurance, so obviously it works out to much more value). But basically I'm not making enough money to do more than bake cookies and give cards to every one of my direct reports. But several of these seem like managers who are making *considerably* more than their employees, in which case it does feel a bit icky.
Load More Replies... Dillon Brown 3 years ago
Okay, like I get it that receiving some of these packages would be pretty sh*tty if they're being given directly by some of these huge companies to the employees. But outside of context I have to assume some of these are being given by a manager who probably makes not that much more than the employees.
TK 421 3 years ago
All of these are accurate. US companies like to be top heavy and insult their workforce so that they spend three time their budget in training new hires rather than retain the experienced ones.
Neal Patrick 3 years ago (edited)
USA employee with Fortune 500 company …. There was no such thing as Christmas bonuses for us.
Load More Replies... Dani Alexander 3 years ago
I just realised how kind and generous my dad is. He owns his own fish and chips shop, (I work there, family business) and all our workers are teenagers. What he does every year, is invites them all to eat whatever they want as much as they want for free at our shop. Then he goes out and buys a bunch of presents. (Good ones too, expensive headphones, a Nintendo switch, branded hoodies) and we do a raffle, everyone picks a number and the wrapped presents are marked so theirs no favouritism. Honestly so lovely. Ily dad
cybermerlin2000 3 years ago
"Hey boss! What did you get for Christmas this year?" "A Mass walkout"
Leo Domitrix 3 years ago
Wait till the only thing you get is their merch. Wow, big box! T-shirt! Hat! Umbrella! All. With. Company. Logo. Yeah, your "bonus" is to be a walking advertisement.
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