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In the most traditional sense of the word, a job is essentially an exchange of your time and talent for whatever monetary resources a company is offering.
However, as time has passed, companies have started to innovate. One of the most common ways companies add value to their compensation for a job well done (or at least a job done equal or above a given standard). And that is perks and bonuses which often come in the form of non-monetary goods.
But then you have companies doing something you wouldn’t even call the bare minimum—more of a crime against humanity—for min-maxing their finances and banking on suckers to jump on the train to get dirty deeds done cheap all while the company puts a checkmark on added-value incentives in their corporate checklist and calls it a day as they count their money.
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#1
This “Gift” For Employee Appreciation
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Actually it seems to be full of very cold air.
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Roger9er 2 years ago
Yeah, hand them an empty sheet of paper, and say, It looks empty, but it's actually filled with all the good and wonderful things this company has to offer to lt's employees.
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
No, just hand them a balloon. Tell them it’s filled with love from all the employees. Then pop it in their face
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SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
I'd tell them "Let me put some love in it as well", burst it in front of them and say "Oops, looks like I popped it and the love has run dry..." SMH!!!
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#2
Employee Appreciation Gift
This was what our company gave everyone for employee appreciation week. A rock. I’ve been here 4 years and haven’t received a raise since 2021 (not for lack of tryin!). a rock.
Marno C. 2 years ago
They say you can't get blood from a stone. I disagree. I say you can get blood from a stone if you take a stone like this and huck it at your boss' head.
SuperChicken 2 years ago (edited)
They actually spent money to buy a rock and have it engraved? Oh, the irony.
#3
I Left My Job Shortly After Receiving This Prize For My Good Work 😂😂😅
Susie Elle 2 years ago
Why on gods green earth would you need to give 24 hrs notice for an extra 10 min break? like, really? Unless you're the person manually operating a life-support system by riding a bike?
Ivona 2 years ago
Inconsiderate employer , also, possibly working in a continuous-schedule industry (e.g., pharmaceutical manufacturing) or a conveyor line.
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SuperChicken 2 years ago
Wow, a whole 10 minutes. WOOHOO! /s🙄 . Seriously, I'm so happy that you left, OP and I can only hope that you're in a better work environment.
Darth Kittius 2 years ago
I got something similar at my old job at Melaleuca. The idea was that my supervisor would get on my phone line for 10 minutes, and if she got a call then she would take it. I never used it because it seemed super pointless, especially because I wasn't able to use it during month-end (the busiest call time)
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
Return it and tell them I'm adding these 10 minutes to the permanent break that I'll be taking when I walk out of here for the last time.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
The boss who put this out may find out that there's plenty of time for someone to key his car on a 10 minute break.
Now, there's an important distinction between bonuses and perks.
Bonuses are compensation that is added to whatever the set hourly wage or salary is. The most common form of a bonus is cash, but it can also be non-monetary means—as long as it provides value to employees and the company.
Perks, while also creating value on top of the set wage or salary, are often smaller in nature and more often non monetary. It’s essentially anything that the company provides to be enjoyed or be used in a limited context. Sorry, you can’t take that Xbox home.
#4
Employee Appreciation Scratch Off
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
You can get custom scratch offs made? I have ideas... Evil ideas...
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
I make scratch cards by writing some questionable randomness on a piece of card and covering it with correction tape. My friends were not pleased
Load More Replies... Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
How, exactly, is the employee that receives this "valued"?
#5
Feeling The #appreciation My Employer Is Showing To Our Dwindling Overworked Nursing Staff 😊😍
Cjo 2 years ago
More likely boss says to the assistant "Come up with some clever gift idea that costs no more than a dollar per person". A boss wouldn't spend that much time thinking such up.
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Trish 2 years ago
Someone thought this up, and were like "By George, I know how to improve morale! This is the most clever anyone has ever been!" Then they packed a bunch of baggies with random s**t.
Dont Sellmyinfo 2 years ago
This is so patronizing….I like to say I’d give it back if my boss gave me something like this…. But I’d probably just secretly hate them forever
#6
Instead Of Getting A Raise This Slice Of Pizza Was Used As A Motivation At My Last Job
SuperChicken 2 years ago
You gotta be kidding me. I'm sorry, but that sliver of pizza looks like left-over.
️ ️~ lefty libra️ ~ 2 years ago
my school gives us more than that. like, WAY more.
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Captain McSmoot 2 years ago
If this was from a pie chart expressing your likelihood of staying, this would be the "yes" portion.
Hakunamawhatnow 2 years ago
This is a joke right? Please tell me SOMEONE in the team stepped up and asked WTF management.
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
Yup. I'd be motivated. Let me garnish the CEO another yacht. That's an amazing piece of pizza.
Stormblessed 2 years ago
My Sunday school does this, and the principal says "only one pizza allowed on the plate at a time!"
Bonuses come in many shapes and sizes. These can be financial boosts to your salary based on set milestone achievements or as an annual gift from the company for sticking with it through thick and thin.
Some specific examples of these are sign-on and referral bonuses for recruiting people, annual or milestone bonuses for achieving certain personal or company goals, extra vacation days, and opportunities to invest a part of your generated value as an employee into company stocks and shares.
#7
I Work At A College Dorm. This Week Is Freshman Move In Where I’m Working A 12 Hour Shift. I Was Told Not To Pack A Lunch Because A Free One Is Provided. This Is My Free “Meal”
sayanything 2 years ago
I guess from now on ask: 'What's the free meal consist of?' Because apparently these folks can't be trusted.
#8
Congratulations!
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Oh my god, this is one polo mint which costs less than ₹10. What a cheap company
#9
The Monopoly Money My Job Gave Me Instead Of A Raise In 2018
Janet Graham 2 years ago
There is nothing to make fun of or appreciate here. I hope the halls are littered with these for years to come.
Lyn Moffett 2 years ago
I’d have ripped it to shreds in front of them and told them to shove their job
Perks, on the other hand, have the same ultimate goal as a means of incentivizing employees, yet often come in smaller packages that don’t necessarily have a monetary benefit attached to it. They can, but tend not to.
These can range from free snacks to birthday gifts to monthly lunches, learning and development budgets, company partner discounts, and—something many of us consider a standard in any industry—coffee.
#10
Pizza Party, But Employees Will “Pitch In On The Cost”
SheamusFanFrom1987 2 years ago
Response to EM: Yeah, you would do better "connecting" your a**e to your mouth since you're full of sh*tty ideas.
Helen Davies 2 years ago
In the public service, where I used to work, it was appreciation day and we had to march down to the local park and pay $2 for a hot dog. However, I'm old enough to remember that, before snowflake culture started, the executives in our organization used to pitch in for liquor and pour everyone free drinks. We also did hallway mini golf. Those days are long gone now.
Janet Graham 2 years ago
At least call it a potluck so everybody can have something edible. The manager can supply the soda.
Barbara Skolly 2 years ago
Manager pays on their card, gets everyone to pitch in then likely still expenses it.
Javelina Poppers 2 years ago
My company scheduled an appreciation pizza party and told everyone not to bring their lunch because the pizza and drinks would be on them. We're all gathered on said party day..........and it seems someone in management forgot to order the pizza and drinks.
#11
Instead Of Raises We Get "Work Bux" To Use On A "Store" For Ramen And Granola Bars
#12
This Banana My Boss Gave Me To Celebrate 1 Year Of Work
Benefits and rewards platform Perkbox outlines some of the best and most universal perks for companies to offer and points out several key aspects to focus on when creating a perks package.
Namely, [1] perks work best if they are appropriate to the employee base (while snacks are universal, cinema tickets or free alcohol might only target specific audiences), and [2] coordinate with your employees to know what benefits they’d value the most.
It helps to offer a benefits package where anyone can find something they can benefit from, but talking to them beforehand will do wonders.
#13
Just A Little Employee Appreciation
RedRose 2 years ago
How to say, “I’m a petty, cheap, pos,” without actually saying, “I’m a petty, cheap, pos.”
Dont Sellmyinfo 2 years ago
I don’t think they succeeded. The message that they’re cheap asses is quite clear. Thankfully we don’t have a candy limit if things like this are put out, they know we’d riot #behavioralhealthworker
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Vinny DaPooh 2 years ago
Not only did they put out the cheap candy but think using manager hours to watch someone "stealing" an extra 8 cents of candy is a good use of company resources????
Paulsible deniability 2 years ago
Because it's too much work for Management to go around the office and hand one piece of candy to each employee.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 2 years ago
Managers have other important things to do, like watch cameras to make sure no one take extra candy. /s
Load More Replies... Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 2 years ago
I was looking at the picture and was thinking hmm it’s not that bad, looks like a lot of things inside…..then I read the notes! Thought everyone got all of it each, not PICK ONE!? what a piece of shīt boss! That’s how they make much money, use as little as possible to the workers and keep the rest themselfs (bosses). Disgusting!
Stephanie Barr 2 years ago
You know, I had a dish of candy out for years. I'd replenish now and then but it was never a burden and it never ran out. That's beyond cheap. Think about how much money (MGMT salaries) was spent watching to see if someone got an extra candy.
Fire Singer 2 years ago
I've had a candy bowl out for Halloween all month. I've refilled it, I don't know, six or seven times now? I do it because I WANT to. Don't offer something for free then put stipulations on it. Offer it because you want to.
#14
Took One Of Those Employee Surveys At Work Today, And They Gave Me This As A Gift Bag. 3 Pieces Of Candy From 1972 And A Pen That Doesn't Even Work. Sure Feel Appreciated!
SuperChicken 2 years ago
Are the candies from their children's left-over Halloween trick or treat? Granted, I like Cowtails when I was a kid, but still.
Lee Justice 2 years ago
A full size Cowtail costs like .50, way to feel appreciated, won't even splurge on the full size
Janet Graham 2 years ago
This shows you exactly how much you aren't appreciated. Is this their hint to get you to quit?
#15
This Is The “Thank You” Our ER Got For The Killer Month We’ve Had. One Of The Worst Since Covid
JoNo 2 years ago
It's a sausage, not a hot dog, and it's cooked just right!
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Duane Ringlein 2 years ago
I worked in a hospital for over 20 years as a respiratory therapist on the night shift (7pm-7am) and every now and then management would put out meals for the employees as an appreciation, we got the leftovers from day shift, if there was anything left.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
God 2020 sucked. At least for me and mine, it's been uphill since,
Now, what not to do when it comes to perks is essentially everything you see here in this listicle.
But, to be more precise, no pet rocks, “Monopoly” money, extra breaks, bags of air, appreciation trophies, scratch-off tickets where you win nothing, rubber toys, the thinnest slice of pizza in the world (probably cut by the cheapest pizza cutter in the world), a piece of candy, thank you cards or letters, unrealistically deflated bonus systems, used LEGOs, a first aid kit with a children’s activity book, and water. The list goes on, but we’ll end on a positive note.
#16
My "Reward" For Going Above And Beyond
#17
Instead Of Raises, To Help With Financial Struggle This Is What Us Nhs Workers Got Handed Out Today
Sami-Jo Ross 2 years ago
"We know we don't pay you enough to live, but we're not going to change that!"
AreYouGoingToEatThatPickle? 2 years ago
This is BS. Walmart does this for new hires in some areas as well. Deplorable.
Consequential_mishaps 2 years ago
This is hardly a surprise. The Tory c**ts have been trying defunding the NHS over the past decade and salivating at the thought of privatisation of the service ala USA and our shithead voters couldn't see past their mentally challenged chants of brexit to see what's been happening. The most sickening and blatant insult that i can remember towards the nhs staff was when during the pandemic rather than give them a raise or support via hiring or therapy or even ppe that was sterile. That shaggy haired f***wit and his party asked us to stand in doorways and CLAP for them, I swear, CLAP. And all the while giving their college and school chums contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds. W***ers.
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
(Rapidly) growing privatisation in the NHS. Successive Govts have almost succeeded in destroying it. Remember, we (UK) pay for this service via tax and the Govt uses the money for other stuff. The-new-Na...752e2f.jpg 
Lee Justice 2 years ago
I'm sure the administrators also need to use food banks, poor things. Oh, wait....
#18
Boss Brought In Drumsticks For Employee Appreciation
Captain McSmoot 2 years ago
That's the smallest chocolate covered boob on a cone I've ever seen.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Well if it's taste is more impressive than it's size it might be allright
Companies can try to wrap a perk in joyful wrapping paper and sell it as a gift, but it won’t change how employees will react to it. And there’s actually a list of things to avoid.
First and foremost, benefits can’t be generic. Nearly every company nowadays has kitchens with snacks, Xboxes and PlayStations, lounges, foosball tables and, again, coffee.
#19
Just Got This Email From Our Employee Appreciation Committee
SuperChicken 2 years ago
So, the employee will have to pay for their own Appreciation Treat Bag? WTH?
Clarf 2 years ago
Do you buy this for someone else that you appreciate that? That makes more sense than buying one for yourself.
T0t@lly-f!ne! 2 years ago
You are only appreciated if you have two dollars to spend on a treat bag that looks like the ones from little Timmy's first grade birthday party
#20
This Is What My Girlfriend Got For Her "Bonus" On Employee Appreciation Day After 15 Years With The Company. Reminded Me Of The Old Charlie Brown Halloween Special Where He Says "I Got A Rock"
#21
My Work Got Me A Set Of Assorted Legos In A Tin For My Work Anniversary…. They’re Used With Child Bite Marks And Stains
Cjo 2 years ago
Well, the boss had to let his kids play with them for a while to make sure they work right!
Trish 2 years ago
"Happy Anniversary! I found this in my shed. It was holding up the short leg on a shelf I was getting rid of. Thanks for all you do!"
Cyndielouwhoo 2 years ago
At first I thought this was a Lego-shaped mint that someone tasted before wrapping up...the real story here is even worse than I thought :(
Jeff (He/They) 2 years ago
Lego-shaped mints would honestly be kind of adorable
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Arian Arian 2 years ago
The Admin manager of the company was leaving (on his own decision, I was actually hired to replace him and organized the whole, that's how I know) and we decided to pool cash and buy him a nice farewell gift. He loved good tea so i bought him a beautiful (and expensive) Wedgewood teapot. The Director said he would give it to him personally saying it was from all of us. At the farewell party the director gave him another teapot (also nice but not anywhere near as good or pricy as the one I bought as a gift) an said it was a personal gift from him and his wife. Obviously, his wife decided to keep the Wedgewood and replaced it with smth else. He was a partner with salary and bonuses into millions.
It goes double for benefits that are irrelevant. Benefits are supposed to solve a problem an employee has and can hence use them to their full extent. Like getting a discount for a beauty salon when you’re bald.
And it goes triple for everything else the company might be up to with benefits: trying to cover up a bad corporate culture, discouraging folks from actually using the benefits, and deliberately hiding benefits, but creating positive employee branding saying there are perks.
#22
My Brother Works For At&t, This Is What He Was Given For Working Through The Pandemic…. A Silver Coin
Winnie the Moo 2 years ago
A silver coin is actually worth money? Better than the rest of the s****y gifts here…
Vinny DaPooh 2 years ago
That would be pretty cool IF it came with a bonus. Challenge coins are a thing
Sarah Patterson 2 years ago
Not all employees that worked through the pandemic for them got this.
#23
My Job Brought Us “Treats” For Employee Appreciation
HelluvaHedgehogAlien 2 years ago
…milk chocolate? Milk? Vanilla? Or maybe violets with a hint of dust bunnies?
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#24
Employee Appreciation, Nothing Like .40 Cent Noodles ❤️
Cjo 2 years ago (edited)
What are the bowls for? You pour in hot water, you eat. Now if they would have included a fork or even a spoon... Clearly the person providing the gift has never eaten such a lunch.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
The person who provided it probably can afford real food
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Surgichick 2 years ago
We got a few of these in the OR for nurses week....just a few, CERTAINLY can't splurge for a full case....surely you jest
Now, nothing is free and everything has strings attached in the corporate world. Benefits are no exception. But instead of creating this facade of a good-guy company at minimum cost, a benefit should be viewed as a financial contribution to boost motivation, increase workplace appeal, and encourage innovation, among other things. And that, alas, will cost money, time, and energy. But it costs more to cheap out now and “replace” it later.
#25
What My Company Gave Us Instead Of Raises
Caryn Zent 2 years ago
How stupid. That is supposed to be attached to a 100 Grand candy bar. But that's awful too!
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 2 years ago
So disrespectful I’m getting more and more angry reading this list. Wtf is wrong with people!?!?
#26
A Dozen Donuts For A Staff Of About 200. I Feel So Appreciated
SincerelyMeesh 2 years ago
Knowing how my office works. all the donuts in that box are cut into quarters, so you don't even get a whole donut
#27
I Found Out Today That It's Employee Appreciation Week At My Work. Apparently We're Not Even Worth A Pizza Party Anymore
Green Machine 2 years ago
Anyone else getting more and more annoyed at these 'gifts' as they scroll??
Today’s employees won’t be satisfied with a lackluster assortment of “gifts”. Benefits have to be well-rounded, covering areas of employee health, well-being, financial security as well as work-life balance. Staying competitive in the industry means actually investing into the right kinds of benefits that fit an employee base. And so if you have happy employees, you have a happy company.
#28
It’s Employee Appreciation Week And This Is What My Girlfriend's Employer Gave Her. She’s A PA At A Community Health Center In The City 🤦🏽♂️
Foxinamug 2 years ago
If you say it really weird, 'orange you' kinda sounds like 'aren't you'. It's pretty lame.
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Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Maybe it is because english is not my native language, but I don't understand what this is supposed to mean.
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 2 years ago
What the actual héll is this list?! I promise non of people in Norway get shít like this. We get nice gifts and I never heard about anyone having anything near this shítty c**p! It’s so insulting,disrespectful and disgusting to see how people are treated in other countries by their bosses! I feel so sorry for every single one of you that have to deal with bosses like this! Everyone deserve so much better and I wish y’all quit working for aśśholes like this..
PeepPeep the duck 2 years ago (edited)
The banana was better and didn’t come with a side of s****y jokes
#29
My Work Had An Employee Appreciation Lunch For Us
#30
Do You Not Feel Appreciated?!
Nae Nae BB 2 years ago
This is the sort of thing I would personally pay for and make for my employees, only I splurged on full size candies AND it was a random thank you, not for employee appreciation day. I also did my best to help my employees get raises each year.
It doesn’t have to stop here because Bored Panda is chock-full of stories regarding employers being cheapskates.
But if that’s not your forte, maybe the upvote button is? Or maybe share your thoughts and stories in the comment section below?
#31
Meals (1 Per Person) We Get At My Job For Shifts Up To 12hrs
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
Worked one of those before. Wearhouse work. Picking and building orders for shipment. 60 hours a week and my days off were Saturday and Monday. Six months and I was done.
Janet Graham 2 years ago
I would love for any of the bosses to do that same job with only this to eat!
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 2 years ago (edited)
I don’t get this list. If it wasn’t for the hardworking employees the companies would be nothing!!! Show some freaking appreciation to the people who actually make your company a success. Because I’m telling you the bosses would not do the hard work themself! Time to start to treat your employees with respect and appreciate all work they do for you. I can’t believe some of the things I see here. And I’m glad to say that this problem is not in my country but sad to say that other countries have to deal with this kind of așșholes! Edit typo
#32
No Raises This Year, But They Gave Us This For “Employee Appreciation Day”
Deborah B 2 years ago
No one wants them. Gift wrap them, and regift to your boss for Christmas or their birthday.
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Janet Graham 2 years ago
That is kind of nice, and thoughtful, and something that could make you feel better when you see it. Appreciation gifts usually really suck, but this isn't bad. For my 10 years, I got a lapel pin with the logo on it. Meh! For my husband's 20 years, he was given a nice catalog of things to choose from. He picked a limited edition print that came framed! That was the best I have ever seen! My Dad worked for the same place (General Electric) for 47 years. He got a fruit basket every year for Christmas and no anniversary mementos
April Pickett 2 years ago
My old company used to hand out little 3x3 plaques for "your hard work". Supervisor gave it to me, I stood right in front of him and threw it in the trash.
Javelina Poppers 2 years ago
They gave out laser cut silhouette key fobs of a B-2 bomber with the company's name and the date cut into them. Oh, I ran the company's laser so I made each and every one of them for everyone else...........I felt so appreciated.
#33
Got A Goody Bag Filled With Candy And Granola Bars From Work For Employee Appreciation Week. They Included A Handful Of Laxatives As Well
Michael Largey 2 years ago
It's management who needs the laxative and for exactly the reason you're thinking.
#34
This Is Our "Employee Appreciation" Gift. A First Aid Kit, Complete With A Children's Activity Book, And Crayons. I Work At A Factory
#35
My Wife Sent Me Her "Reward Program" From Working At A Huge Hospital. What An Absolute Joke
Vinny DaPooh 2 years ago
You can get a total of $1175 in bonuses as long as you work for them for 55 years. That's more than $21 a year. Which is about $21 a year more than what these other companies offer. Lol
Cat Chat 2 years ago
Nope, they are known to force retire doctors. Did that for the office I interned at (2 doctors at once), another one I worked for (who was even an administrator on their insurance side of the business), and the entire office of my PCP (5 doctors).
Load More Replies... Phil 2 years ago
Let's do some math here. For the first two milestones, it's $5 per year. After that they are $3.33/yr, $3.75/yr, $3/yr, $3.33/yr, $2.86/yr, $3.75/yr, $3/yr, $4/yr, and finally $3.64/yr. So if you manage to work there almost an entire human lifetime, you get less per year than someone who started five years ago.
#36
How We Are Rewarded At Our Fortune 500 Company
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
I wonder if they counted out those jelly beans by hand as it isn't a sealed bag? Pass...
#37
Nothing Says “Employee Appreciation” Like “We’re Forcing You To Work Overtime”
#38
My Jobs Lazy Way To Celebrate Employee Appreciation Day. A Candy Bar With A Printed Sticker On It
Skip62 2 years ago
We've gotten a candy bar in December for the last couple of years at my job. Yay us.
French panda says ur worth it 2 years ago
I mean, s****y but at least you get the candy bar. I love 100 grand so if u don't want it I'll take it.
#39
Reward I Get At My 13$/Hr Job For Finding Over 15 Million In Missing Funds
Gregg Bender 2 years ago
That is just typical in America today. At least the employee can use that in their job applications.
Load More Replies... Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
Put together by an @ssclown who can't even use Word correctly/effectively...
Vinny DaPooh 2 years ago
Technically they didn't find missing money. They didn't stumble onto an account with the money. Some chucklehead in accounting coded it wrong
Elisabeth Chai 2 years ago
They would soon disappear again, and I with it, never to be found again
#40
Job Perk: Free Food!
PG 2 years ago
I wonder if a burnt hot dog is offered as a second option if you prefer not to have the "fish"🤔
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SuperChicken 2 years ago
That fried fish and cauliflower all look so sad. I hope, at least, it tastes good.
M O'Connell 2 years ago
I was wondering if that was fish or fillet 'o chicken skin.
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#41
Employee Appreciation Sent To Every Employee In The Mail From A Company Who Made Almost 20 Billion Euros Last Year But “Couldn’t Afford Christmas Bonuses”
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 2 years ago
That's really bad. Tootsie rolls are hands down the worst form of chocolate ever invented.
Cjo 2 years ago
I used to love them as a kid, and probably would still enjoy them, but calling then "chocolate" is very much as stretch of the imagination.
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Per-Ole Sjuve 2 years ago
There are Tootsie Rolls in the bag, hence the terrible pun.
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The Silly Stellar Jay 2 years ago
Here's a few pieces of one of the cheapest candies there is even.
SincerelyMeesh 2 years ago
I always find it assinine when HR has me mail candy like this. you want me to pay 6 dollars to mail 50 cents worth of candy?
#42
The Team Absolutely Crushed All January Targets And Were Told They Were Getting An Employee Appreciation Lunch
#43
"Employee Appreciation, Provide Your Own Lunch"
Fire Singer 2 years ago
I have a personal vendetta against Lowe's so I'm not surprised by this one.
#44
Happy Employee Appreciation Day! 🤡 I Feel So Valued 🙄
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago (edited)
The very least they could do is attach that to a bottle of bourbon...
#45
Teacher Appreciation Gift
#46
Charging Employees To Go To The Company Party 💀
NetworkMan 2 years ago
I understand this sometimes, depending on where they work. I work for a pretty big University in the UK. We don't do things like this on a company-wide scale. Instead, we have small get-togethers within sub-divisions, usually sub-sub-divisions of the company. Me and my team will go for a meal around Christmas, but not with people from the rest of the wider IT department. We all chip in for this, as theres no company budget for it.
ARandomPotato 2 years ago
When I used to work for a municipality we had the same thing. I was young and eager then so I joined the social committee to help fundraise all year to get ticket prices down to $25. We couldn't even have coffee at meetings because god forbid the taxpayers fund coffee for employees. For the record, I have a real job now and would happily buy a municipal worker a coffee.
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...because The Last Week Of October In Denver Is The Perfect Time For An Employee Appreciation "Picnic"
#48
My Bag Of Candy For "Employee Appreciation Day". The Cringiest Stuff I've Ever Seen
That Goth Demon (zey/zem) 2 years ago
A snickers- to show how much we're laughing at you up here in our high up positions, more like
Black Garbage 2 years ago
“A Fireball - to light a fire when you feel burned out”. Gee, thanks. *casually starts a fire in building*
Michael Largey 2 years ago
A stick of gum - because we're sticking it to you. A chocolate kiss - because we're saying to you "Kiss off".
#49
My Reward For 5 Years Of Not Being Late And Never Calling Out. F**k You, I Quit
Hakunamawhatnow 2 years ago
You quit because you got this after 5 years? I normally get nothing. Sounds like you hate your job already. Or you're entitled.
ARandomPotato 2 years ago
Are you serious right now? Those coupons are for the place they work at. If you work at, and even McDonalds lets employees have free soda and coffee any time and free food on long weekend shifts - you don't have to wait 5 years for a freebie.
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#50
My (Belated) Teacher Appreciation Week “Gift” From My Underfunded School- A Handful Of Items That I Should Get As Part Of My Job But Usually Pay For Out Of Pocket
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
Considering all the pencils I pick up off the floor when cleaning, should have just been pencils
Emma S 2 years ago
Is it normal in the US for teachers to have to supply stationary for their class with their own money? I've seen a few posts online about this.
Nonna_SoF 2 years ago (edited)
Usually not the paper itself, but just about everything else the teachers will have to buy. Though if the school is feeling particularly cheap they can have to buy paper too.
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“Employee Appreciation Day”
Phil 2 years ago (edited)
That's the chicken nuggets. The industry term is "mechanically separated chicken". Giving credit where credit is due, Arby's roast beef is actually beef. Though I can't tell you how they "roast" it.
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#52
It's Employee Appreciation Day At My Work And This What The Multi Billion Dollar Company Gave Us
Very Bi Tortoise (He/Him) 2 years ago
I may have low standards but that's more than enough for me!
#53
Hospital Break Room
NetworkMan 2 years ago
I know who else can get stuffed, doubley if they feel that way inclined.
#54
Instead Of Raising Wages, This Is The Reward, I Can't Name The Business Or Location Due To Consequences If This Pic Links Back To Me In Real Life Lol
Pink Taco Eater 2 years ago
They have something like this at my daughters school. She is in the 4th grade and the school offers better stuff than this.
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#55
Employee Appreciation Day. It’s All We Got
ARandomPotato 2 years ago
do...do they know employees can get this from taps?
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My Employee Appreciation Gift Was A Hair Clip
M O'Connell 2 years ago
That bag would definitely be going in the drawer with the good gift bags.
#57
What The Employees At The Bank Received As A Reward For All Of Their Hard Work On Employee Appreciation Day:
#58
Free Beanies Instead Of Raises For Employee Appreciation. (Healthcare Organisation In Canada)
T0t@lly-f!ne! 2 years ago
Genuinely, this is okay. Sure it's s****y, but winter gear is f*****g expensive
#59
First Day Of Teacher Appreciation Week. This Was Our Gift Bag Given To Us By Administration
Captain McSmoot 2 years ago
It's like they raided a dentist office and a hotel room...because that's what they did :) I bet one of their spouses works in a dentist office and another administrator's spouse works at a hotel. I can almost guarantee you this is what went down.
Marie BellaDonna 2 years ago (edited)
Maybe they were going for the " encouraging self-care" angle? Still cheap and tacky though. Especially considering if they didn't run us into the ground so bad, we wouldn't NEED so much self care!
Michael Largey 2 years ago
For our Teacher Appreciation Week, five school board members volunteered to bring treats to the teacher workroom, one board member each day. Not a single one showed.
#60
What I Got For ‘Employee Appreciation’ After Working An Entire Year During A Pandemic
#61
The Place I Work At Gives A "Bonus" As An Incentive For Higher Production Rates. Let Me Introduce You To My Department's Bonus
Multa Nocte 2 years ago
Er, what is it? It looks like a glazed sugar doughnut sprinkled with bacon bits.
T0t@lly-f!ne! 2 years ago
Excuse while I go throw up. What the f**k is that? A sugar cookie with bacon bits?
#62
Employee “Appreciation”
Phil 2 years ago
A head of forking lettuce? I mean... Why.... there are no words
Load More Replies... Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
"area manager cleans bathroom"..wait I'm gonna use it first. Better bring a pressure washer
#63
Employee Appreciation Lunch - One Of The Top Medical Centers In The Tristate
Andy-Pandy-Panda 2 years ago
Carbonated drink, Overly processed potato & a fossilised piece of (Maybe a cow). From a Medical Center!
#64
I'm A (Overworked And Underpaid) Nurse. My Department Is Only Worth A Box Of Tasty Cakes I Guess
#65
Well.. It Happened
Adam Chang 2 years ago (edited)
Maybe Op is upper management in a Bank. Pizza party sounds great.
Norwegian_Panda🇳🇴 2 years ago
As long as the employees don’t have to be pay for the party like someone else had to in this list, i World love s pizza party!
#66
Who Needs A Pizza Party When You Get A Pizza Cutter??
Nonna_SoF 2 years ago
Well, I'll give them this. It's brave to give disgruntled employees sharp implements.
#67
Employee Appreciation From My Employer Who Generated 27b Profit In 2022
TheCrestWizard 2 years ago
Literally the only thing you can afford there with that is to leave.
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
Very poor taste, putting the smallest amount possible on a gift card!
Rinso the Red 2 years ago
And I'd like to point out that 2 people at Longhorn is going to cost you at least $100
#68
These Are The Incentives We Get... At My Caricature Job
Jan Rosier 2 years ago
I would definitely want this. As soon as would win it, it would get a few stripes of black and red paint, and nailed upside-down to the wall with a 9-inch nail.
Little king trash mouth 2 years ago
Tell me you're from Philly without saying you're from Philly, lol ("jawn" is very much a Philly word!)
#69
Mgmt Gave Us A Pizza Party Instead Of A Raise This Year, Because That's What "Work Families" Do Apparently
Michael Largey 2 years ago
He values partnerships. In a partnership you divide up the profits, right?
T0t@lly-f!ne! 2 years ago
If you really are a work family, then the upper management is like your parents! And they should be paying the f*****g bills.
#70
They Call This A Candy Drawer At Work. I Hate My Job
#71
Employee Appreciation Gift. It Sounds Worse And Quieter Than My Phone Speaker Ironically
#72
There Are Employees On Strike And This Is What The Hospital Sent Through The Mail For Employee Appreciation Day
Gibberint Dark 2 years ago
A hospital called Presbyterian Shadyside...? Sounds more like the name of a haunted graveyard...!!
#73
Employee Appreciation Week Started With An Entirely Employee Funded Potluck
#74
Today Is “Employee Appreciation Day” And I Was Handed A Box With My Name On It. Inside Was Junk Food. I Do Not Feel Appreciated
Marie BellaDonna 2 years ago
And go where?? 99% of employers out there are exactly like this-as evidenced by this very list. People gotta pay bills. Sometimes, that means you're just stuck.
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Last Week Was Staff Appreciation Week At The School I Am A Night Janitor For. To Say Thank You, They Wrote Us A Copy/Paste Letter And Gave Us A $1 Lotto Ticket
Marie BellaDonna 2 years ago
And if you WERE to get insanely lucky, and win the $5,000, the employer would probably say they were entitled to part of it, and take it out if your check or something.
#76
Appreciate Me With Money, Not Pizza. I Have Bills To Pay
Cassidy Moore 2 years ago
About a month ago my company let go of 50 people in the office (25% of the company overall). It was random and horrible, people were just working one minute and escorted out the next with everyone sitting in fear of not knowing who was next. Anyway that Friday we got an email stating "we know this has been a hard week, lets have a pizza party!!" Text book corporate move, I was actually baffled they went with something so basic and wide spread talked down upon. We all just sat in the room quietly eating Costco pizza.
#77
Employee Appreciation Socks
Michael Largey 2 years ago
It's usually better for all if they don't try.
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Foxinamug 2 years ago
One year when my partner was working at a supermarket, they were told they'd be getting a Christmas gift. When they arrived the next day it was a table of socks, and to add insult to injury, they were the supermarket cheap range socks that were 2-for-1, so they were apparently only worth half a pack of socks each
#78
This Prepaid Amex Card That Doesn’t Work At Any Retailer At All So Far - Was Given To Me For 5 Years At My Job
Geoffrey Scott 2 years ago
You may need to activate it. Someone I gave a retirement gift to had the same problem, I activated her card..worked great
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
My brother was given a £500 Tech shop gift card at work. He put it towards an Xbox. That's at least worthwhile...
#79
It's Employee Appreciation Week At My Sos Work. This Is What They Were Given
#80
We Had An Employee Appreciation Day At Work Today…
T0t@lly-f!ne! 2 years ago
This really isn't something to complain about. Expensive gronola bars and snacks without a limit is at least decent. Some people on here are just being entitled.
#81
Every Weekend My Employer Provides Something In The Break Room For Free To Show Employee Appreciation. This Weekend: Unripe Bananas
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 2 years ago
Set an apple in the middle and cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap. The apple gives off ethylene gas that will cause the bananas to ripen
Šimon Špaček 2 years ago
And orange. I don't know what oranges release, but they give bananas amazing taste.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 2 years ago
Place a bowl of condoms next to it. Let people make their own conclusions.
Fire Singer 2 years ago
If it's an every week thing instead of once a year during employee appreciation I think it's an ok gesture. So long as they still give out appropriate pay and bonuses.
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
I'm diabetic and eat them green-yellow, but those still need a day or two to ripen to that level...
#82
My Favorite Part Of This Starbucks Now Hiring Sign (Other Than No Wage Mentioned) Is The Perk Of Spotify Premium!!
MakeupMama68 2 years ago
My friend’s niece works there PT and gets amazing benefits. Plus a free pound of coffee a week. She loves her job.
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From My Company's“ Employee Appreciation Day”, Don’t Worry Though, We Also Had A Dance Party 🙄 But No Raises This Year
Fire Singer 2 years ago
Right!? That's what I thought too. A dance party? Really?
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My Parent's Christmas "Bonus". They Could Have At Least Tried To Make It Pretty Or Something
#85
Free Uniform As A Perk Of Working At McDonald's
Glenn Cuneo 2 years ago
Big f****n' deal. Join the Army you get 7 free pair of underwear.... no other company gives you underware....
Angel Singer 2 years ago
Except Disney World, but they had to sue to get them to actually launder them.
Load More Replies... T0t@lly-f!ne! 2 years ago (edited)
OK...these are getting more entitled. Most places make you pay for uniforms. Plus the rest of it is actually really nice.
Donkey boi 2 years ago (edited)
What's with the Tuition reimbursement? Do they mean they are going to pay off your student loans, or are they saying that you have to initially pay for your training?
#86
Large Company Provides Food In The Break Room For Employee Appreciation. The Food:
The CareTaker 2 years ago
ugh.. reminds me of how we used to wait all day in grade school for the party at the end of the day, the bac of the class was set up just like this...
#87
Meijer Cashier Incentive
Cjo 2 years ago (edited)
My guess would be a productivity goal (like sale $1,000 for the day). You know those goals they set that are high enough so that they seldom have to payout, but the employees can get close to so that they increase says for the store.
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Happy Employee Appreciation Day Everyone
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David A Paterson 2 years ago
I still think mine is the worst. On retirement and after 20 years working there (actually 23 years but they couldn't count) I received a tie pin (who wears tie pins) that immediately destroyed my favourite silk tie. So my retirement + long service gift ended up costing Me $45.
Baseball is Life 2 years ago
Some of these gifts would be okay as a surprise for a job well done throughout the year but as anniversary gifts, or employee appreciation week/day/month they are pretty sad
Ellie Ahmed 2 years ago
At my mum's last hospital job, once covid restrictions had lifted, her employers offered ex employees who had (voluntarily) quit during the pandemic a bonus of $1500 if they returned. The workforce who had stuck around pointed out they were essentially being disadvantaged for their loyalty. Their bosses took it on board and ended up deciding existing employees also deserved something. They couldn't afford $1500 for everyone, but they came up with a really generous bonus of... a Kit-Kat bar. You could present to head office to pick it up and get your name crossed off (they couldn't even be stuffed sending somebody around to hand them out). Yay.......
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
Empty gestures like these should be left unmade... Better to give nothing.
Victoria Pitt 2 years ago
I did a project of designing a custom banner for the wife of the company president. It was their daughters b-day or something. My thank you gift was a $5 Dunkin Donuts gift card. :-) At a different job I spent a few days driving to another state to work on a custom live edge epoxy table with an ocean theme. Granted it was with their materials and on company time but I spent months developing the technique and had to drive an extra 2 hours every day. The table was for his vacation home... You want to know what they gave me as a thank you? nothing. I got to keep my job that was about it. cool cool cool...
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
That's a Jake Peralta from Brooklyn 99 "Cool, cool, cool...", right? 😉
Load More Replies... xWILTED_ROSEx 2 years ago
Look at this, not a bad prize but still so sad in this circumstance https://www.tiktok.com/@dubvelis/video/7267535463399886126
Thomas Biorogue 2 years ago
I worked at a school furniture factory for a short time, about 25 years ago. Christmas rolls around and they put a big box full of frozen turkeys out in the corridor (where we drive our forklifts) for our Christmas Bonus. I mean, a 20 lb turkey is ok I guess, till you find out that the department heads got a $10K bonus. They couldn't even give us regular schmucks 1/2 a paycheck for a bonus? I left a couple weeks later. They were just crappy all around. It's no wonder they went out of business.
Rick Seiden 2 years ago
Tomorrow we have a team meeting. Our director has asked us all to send in baby/toddler pictures. We're going to have a guessing game of who is in the pictures. The person who gets the most correct gets a $100 gift card to Amazon. Why? Because it's fun.
Pie 2 years ago
I got a survey for a customer support agent I talked to for a big company. At the end of the survey it asked what would be the best reward for this employee? A gift card, an extra break, or a goldfish. I loved, as a customer, to be asked but a goldfish? No.
- 2 years ago
With you on live animals. Plus goldfish can be destructive if someone dumps them in the wild.
Load More Replies... David A Paterson 2 years ago
I still think mine is the worst. On retirement and after 20 years working there (actually 23 years but they couldn't count) I received a tie pin (who wears tie pins) that immediately destroyed my favourite silk tie. So my retirement + long service gift ended up costing Me $45.
Baseball is Life 2 years ago
Some of these gifts would be okay as a surprise for a job well done throughout the year but as anniversary gifts, or employee appreciation week/day/month they are pretty sad
Ellie Ahmed 2 years ago
At my mum's last hospital job, once covid restrictions had lifted, her employers offered ex employees who had (voluntarily) quit during the pandemic a bonus of $1500 if they returned. The workforce who had stuck around pointed out they were essentially being disadvantaged for their loyalty. Their bosses took it on board and ended up deciding existing employees also deserved something. They couldn't afford $1500 for everyone, but they came up with a really generous bonus of... a Kit-Kat bar. You could present to head office to pick it up and get your name crossed off (they couldn't even be stuffed sending somebody around to hand them out). Yay.......
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
Empty gestures like these should be left unmade... Better to give nothing.
Victoria Pitt 2 years ago
I did a project of designing a custom banner for the wife of the company president. It was their daughters b-day or something. My thank you gift was a $5 Dunkin Donuts gift card. :-) At a different job I spent a few days driving to another state to work on a custom live edge epoxy table with an ocean theme. Granted it was with their materials and on company time but I spent months developing the technique and had to drive an extra 2 hours every day. The table was for his vacation home... You want to know what they gave me as a thank you? nothing. I got to keep my job that was about it. cool cool cool...
Oskar vanZandt 2 years ago
That's a Jake Peralta from Brooklyn 99 "Cool, cool, cool...", right? 😉
Load More Replies... xWILTED_ROSEx 2 years ago
Look at this, not a bad prize but still so sad in this circumstance https://www.tiktok.com/@dubvelis/video/7267535463399886126
Thomas Biorogue 2 years ago
I worked at a school furniture factory for a short time, about 25 years ago. Christmas rolls around and they put a big box full of frozen turkeys out in the corridor (where we drive our forklifts) for our Christmas Bonus. I mean, a 20 lb turkey is ok I guess, till you find out that the department heads got a $10K bonus. They couldn't even give us regular schmucks 1/2 a paycheck for a bonus? I left a couple weeks later. They were just crappy all around. It's no wonder they went out of business.
Rick Seiden 2 years ago
Tomorrow we have a team meeting. Our director has asked us all to send in baby/toddler pictures. We're going to have a guessing game of who is in the pictures. The person who gets the most correct gets a $100 gift card to Amazon. Why? Because it's fun.
Pie 2 years ago
I got a survey for a customer support agent I talked to for a big company. At the end of the survey it asked what would be the best reward for this employee? A gift card, an extra break, or a goldfish. I loved, as a customer, to be asked but a goldfish? No.
- 2 years ago
With you on live animals. Plus goldfish can be destructive if someone dumps them in the wild.
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