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CTyankee

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4. I always worked in nonprofits so I never got a bonus.

Reply to OKDem08 (Original post)

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 01:43 AM

Dec 2013

Now that I'm retired I have decided that in terms of priority anyone who does work directly for me, such as my house helper, should get priority, right after my family members, for a holiday present. I need and depend on their help, now that my husband and I are older and really need the help we get.

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No Christmas Bonus this year... [View all] OKDem08 Dec 2013 OP

No full time job this year. Phlem Dec 2013 #1

Bonus yeoman6987 Dec 2013 #31

No job. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #2

Could be worse geomon666 Dec 2013 #3

I always worked in nonprofits so I never got a bonus. CTyankee Dec 2013 #4

Christmas Bonus? daleanime Dec 2013 #5

What Is a Christmas Bonus?? rsmith6621 Dec 2013 #6

Just the twismas bogus, tennis balls to the face. lonestarnot Dec 2013 #7

Never got a bonus. Union contract, annual COLA for all workers, period. Only management got them. nt freshwest Dec 2013 #8

I've never in my life received a "bonus" of any kind. HughBeaumont Dec 2013 #9

Our company has totally screwed with the bonus program ProdigalJunkMail Dec 2013 #10

30 dollar gift card... Skeletor Dec 2013 #11

Until I retired the only bonus I got was to still have the job. hobbit709 Dec 2013 #12

We had a meeting yesterday sweetapogee Dec 2013 #13

I've had union jobs... meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #14

As of next Monday... 99Forever Dec 2013 #15

A couple of my new hires were out of work a long time KentuckyWoman Dec 2013 #16

What you send out into the cosmos Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #20

I am relatively lucky Cresent City Kid Dec 2013 #17

I work for the gummit. Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #18

I was a public employee, and I NEVER got a bonus. a kennedy Dec 2013 #19

two weeks year end paid vacation FatBuddy Dec 2013 #21

I thought "Christmas bonus" was a myth - like Bigfoot. LeftinOH Dec 2013 #22

1 1/2 weeks pay. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2013 #23

$15 corporate gift card. bluedigger Dec 2013 #24

Wait... you mean Christmas bonuses are an actual thing? I thought they were some Hollywood myth. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #25

my company puts a little extra in our 401k if we have a decent year. That is our bonus. mucifer Dec 2013 #26

My Christmas bonus is knowing I only have 7 more days until my vacation allotment renews Orrex Dec 2013 #27

I gave each employee at minimum a weeks extra pay. NCTraveler Dec 2013 #28

I am a consultant and get paid on the clock .. srican69 Dec 2013 #29

I got a "bonus." LWolf Dec 2013 #30

My job was offshored this year abelenkpe Dec 2013 #32

We have been very lucky wercal Dec 2013 #33

$12,000. Tracer Dec 2013 #34

Do you have a reason as to why you didn't receive one this year? cleanhippie Dec 2013 #35

Membership to the Jelly Of The Month Club Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #36

Nothing! ellie Dec 2013 #37

I'm almost embarrassed to admit. UncleYoder Dec 2013 #38

What type of business? OKDem08 Dec 2013 #39

Cars UncleYoder Dec 2013 #41

the past 7 years yes, this year nothing. No notice ahead of time either way NightWatcher Dec 2013 #40

dwindling, but my husband gets $4k this year (in 2007 it was $30K) SoCalDem Dec 2013 #42

I never had a job which provided bonuses to people like me at christmas HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #43

don't know yet if we're getting one fizzgig Dec 2013 #44

3-10% for everyone at my company cbdo2007 Dec 2013 #45

Likely getting Scrooged this year, too. 1000words Dec 2013 #46