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 What's your Christmas Bonus? Are you compensated with money, extra time off both? Let's compare notes....

Results (total votes = 89):

I get a nice cash bonus AND extra paid time off	9 / 10.1%
I get a medium sized cash bonus and SOME time off	4 / 4.5%
I get a teensy bonus and have to work like he**	9 / 10.1%
I get zilch, I think boss is related to the Grinch	28 / 31.5%
None of these applies to me	39 / 43.8%

 

Our company does not give out bonuses to the hourly associates.  However, the first company I ever worked for gave out annual bonuses - after working for the company for 6 months, I got $800 at Christmas, and the next year I got $1500.  I forget now why I left!  



 winkie

Around here - you never know.  The first year we received one.  Last year we didn't - no explanation.  And I have a feeling that this year we won't either. . .

I am with a new company and I mean new to me and new to the world.  Therefore, whatever happens for the holidays will be a surprise.



My former, wonderful boss, who received our Hall of Fame certificate, give me shares of stock each year for Christmas.  As I said she is great, and I am very fortunate.



Judy



"It's your world, I'm just passing through"

I don't have a clue if we will get a bonus this year, though I doubt it.  Since we are a start up, I'm sure the investors are questioning every penny, but you never know.  My husband on the other hand received a $500 bonus with the taxes on it paid, and a $1.50 raise (although we've been fighting for that raise for a year).  



Ellen (dreaming of a white Christmans 'cus that's the only way I'd see it) in TX  

if we get anything....didn't last year, but had only been here 3 weeks then....



see, I work for a measly multi-BILLION dollar, nationwide company, but this office and it's leader is something else....what can you expect to get from a boss who has a $500 dinner bill at the ESPN Zone restaurant in NY and leaves a $20 tip?



Anyway...hoping for SOMETHING, but not expecting anything.



Happy holidays!!!



tlc

I don't know yet if we get a cash bonus, but our office will shut down for two weeks (paid!)  

Just some extra (paid) time off...which, sometimes is worth more than the money!  



What am I doing this Christmas?  Catchin' some Z's!

The bossies are pretty good to us here--not a Grinch in the lot. The first year I was here I got a nice but modest bonus (which after taxes amounted to about $350 I think). Last year, profits were down so we were lucky to get anything  but the principals gave up their bonuses so the office staff could at least have a "little something." This year, however, we were told the outlook is good. I don't know HOW good, though. I'm a teensy bit on edge cuz I can't finish my Christmas shopping 'til I get my bonus and that's usually at the last minute (sigh...does anyone get theirs EARLY?). I shouldn't complain, though--especially after reading the other responses!  We get Christmas Day & New Year's Day off and that is all, except everyone usually takes some vacation time. We also had a LOT of activities this year, though--including a company-paid trip to Leavenworth, a party tomorrow night for which we have some Excellent entertainment lined up, a kids' Santa party, "pod" decorating contest, Secret Santas and a potluck.   Seems I have been working as hard on Christmas this year as I have on work--at least it is fun!    

Big Bossie just handed me my bonus TODAY--yep, that's early by usual standards, and (surprise!) it was more in the range of hopes than expectations!



Whoo hoo!  

We don't get a bonus, however we do get 2 days off at Christmas and the day after Thanksgiving.  Of course to get that, we don't get a couple of the other holidays (MLK, President's Day, etc.)

Does anybody out there get a Chanukah bonus?  

This year, I will not be getting a bonus (Chanukah) because I am a temp but last year every employee got a new $100 bill.  One year, all employees received a $500 bonus (boy did that help).  Hopefully next year, I will be in a job situation that I will get a bonus.



Susan





 

Because of the type of business I work for, they cannot close the office for very long.  They don't even give the day after Thanksgiving.  I had to take a personal day.  I haven't heard anything about a bonus here.



At my previous job, we got an annual bonus (both years mine was $2000), plus my boss gave me a raise.  In addition, the office would close the week between Christmas and New Year's.

Where do you get those cute pictures to put by your name?  

Go to the "Construction Zone" forum . . . then go to the "Christmas Icons" message and read instructions there.



Ho ho ho from Las Vegas,



Robbie

Well let's see..........this being a very new company........I wasn't even sure til I got my paycheck if we got paid for the day after Thanksgiving when the office was closed.  HAHAHAHAHAho hum.



Anyway



I have no idea if they are doing anything special for holiday observances here.  (I don't refer to much of anything this time of year by a specific holiday because so many people celebrate so many different ones. . . . don't get me started    )  I did, however, ask for and get Friday 12/22 off paid because of a . . . situation that happened that ultimately prevented me from going to see my family at Thanksgiving as originally planned.



$.015 from me

shannon



***PS***  I just found out we get both holiday Fridays off!  That means two 4-day weekends in a row...............*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh*  I love it

Well, we've never gotten a bonus at Christmas, either from the company that hired me, and I doubt if the company that bought us will, because they do something else (a % based on profits) once a year.



But on the other hand, I've always gotten treated well by the sales staff here.  Gift certificates and cash, presents...you name it!  Things have changed alot since our merger though...but I won't complain.  I still mostly love my job, and you really can't ask for more than that!



Daisylee

We get a "year end" bonus based on performance and length of service, since it's my first year here not sure how much it will be.  

No bonus, but we will receive our bi-yearly profit sharing in cash.  Don't know how much it will be until the books close, but it's more than I had, so I'm not complaining!!!



Happy Holidays to all!!!!!  

We don't get a monetary Christmas bonus, but we get 2 days off, a very nice Christmas dinner dance and $30 worth of fast food coupons.  (I work for a nationally known fast food corporation.)  I have never worked anywhere where secretaries got a monetary Christmas bonus.    

Not sure I did it right!

No permanent job, ergo no bonus. If you see a little girl in rags selling matches, throw her a quarter. It'll be me! Seriously, it's just too demoralizing trying to jobhunt during the holidays. I'll be laying low and hope my friends and family understand that presents aren't an option this year.



However (to close on a more upbeat note), I once had a boss who somehow found out I didn't have a television and bought me one for Christmas. I still have it.



Cheers,

Caffiena

We don't get holiday bonuses other than a gift certificate for a ham or turkey at Kroger for our family's holiday meal.  We do have a very nice dinner/dance type holiday party that includes our spouses - none of this is done by the company as a whole, just the business unit.    Support staff doesn't rate a bonus - neither holiday bonus or end of year performance bonus.  However, we do get the day after Thanksgiving, Xmas Eve, Xmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.  And I have a really great boss who comes through with some pretty good gifts on his own, both at Christmas and on Admin Prof. Day.

this year.  I've worked here almost 4 years now, and since I've been here, no bonuses have been given.  Though, we do have a new General Manager, so who knows, maybe they'll surprise us?  Before I came to work here, they used to give bonuses.



We do receive about 14 days (paid) off!  Can you imagine, 3 weeks paid vacation PLUS the extra two weeks off during the holidays?!  Anyway, I'm so happy because hubby has this time off as well.  Very rarely do we have time off at the same time.  I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday!

14 Days off? Suh-WEET! I was just saying to my sweetie the other day, remember when we were in school and they gave us the week before AND the week after Christmas off? Then in college we had all the way from the week before Xmas 'til the day after MLKing day - those were the days!    

In Germany it is quite common to have a christmas bonus in the form of an extra (13th) salary or even a 14th salary additionally. However, our company does not give any bonus at all. We do have a huge christmas party, usually with one or two overnight stays, but unfortunately no extra money. But looking at your answers, I am obviously not the only one at all.



Juliana







 

Hi,



i became an half salary for christmas in november, and last week we were going to dinner together.



(I hope this was right, when not i'm sorry i have no practice in english....)



Nice greetings from germany



Barbara

Barbara,



Your english is coming along nicely, stop worrying so much about it   We're Admins after all and we are well used to trying to translate for our bosses, translating YOU is easy and fun! This will be a great place to practice and we'll be happy to help.



Here's a link which might help you some too, it's from our resources page and is a translator.  It's not perfect, but not too bad either!.  



babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn

ruck, und hoffentlich ist mein Deutsch auch gut genug!  Ciao!

Barbara,



You're doing just fine, and we all understand.  :-)  Glad to have you here to give us another perspective on things.



Happy holidays from sunny Daytona Beach Florida



Shannon

r Ihr liebes willkommen. Ihr Deutsch ist sehr gut.

(Thank you for welcoming me. Your German is very good.)



to Shannon Thank you for welcoming me.



I wish you all a nice day, i must start working now...



Love,



Barbara

Barbara - just wanted to welcome you to TAA.  



My son took German in high school for 3 years.....my ancestors were German....but I can't speak or write a word of it!



You'll find all kinds of help, advice and humor at this site.  We look forward to hearing from you often!



Hope your holidays are happy!



Take care



tlc in Nashville (home of country music and the Grand Ole Opry) TN  

You guys make me want to cry when I read about turkeys and hams and dinners.  You deserve better, or at least more!!  I get a bonus now, as I'm considered management, but I do all my own admin stuff and help anybody who needs it here and there with the same, due to size of the company.  Frankly, I think the more "management" you are, the more work you need to do for everybody just for the sake of goodwill.  I got a better bonus as an admin, but, I left that job because it literally made me sick.  The bonus was 15% of my base salary at that time, but *believe me* I earned every single little penny of it and then some!  So, maybe a dinner and a good wish is better than nothing at all.  Merry Christmas to all!

We don't get money, we get the chance to win a day off with pay, or a gift certificate to the mall, or some such. We used to get certificates for $50 towards a christmas tree, but not this year. Oh, and we each get a tin of butter cookies. The last company I worked for gave us 1% of our annual salary as a christmas bonus.

Many, many years ago I got a full extra paycheck every Dec. 15th from our firm plus each person's attorney would give their secretary/assistant a present and/or cash.  Last year I was grumpy about receiving $500 for a Christmas bonus from the firm and $75.00 gift certificate from my 2 bosses.  I had been promised if I accepted the job I would receive a minimum of $1,000 Christmas bonus.  However, this year (different company) neither of my bosses gave me so much as a card or a "Merry Christmas".  It was the same drill for Prof. Assistants/Secretaries Day.  It hurt my feelings!  If that sounds childish I can only say it is hard to watch every other assistant get great gifts and cash and be the only one with nothing.  Actually, a kind word would have gone a long way.



Boy, I sure miss the good old days!