What do you get from your company at christmas? Do you have a bonus? A christmas party? Nothing?

Lets discuss.

I am my own company so I gift my employee with shoes.

They used to give us half of what the projected year-end bonus would be at Christmas. Then, one year, they decided they needed to help the bottom line for the current year. That was the year they started waiting until after the end of the year to give any bonuses, at all.

So I don't see a penny until April (if then).

We don't get anything. No party, no bonus, nothing.

My boss gave me something, though. It was a personal gift, not a company gift and it was very sweet of her.

My Christmas bonus will be getting Christmas Eve off and still getting paid for it. I told my boss not to go crazy but she insisted.

CarrieMpls said:

We don't get anything. No party, no bonus, nothing.

My boss gave me something, though. It was a personal gift, not a company gift and it was very sweet of her.

So did mine - a mouse pad that says, "Trust me. I'm in advertising."

i got an extra small lotus flower t shirt

we got a potluck party and my boss told us the ham was very expensive

in past years I have gotten 5 lottery scratchers, but times are tough!

its not a christmas bonus, more of a performance bonus based on what I add to the bottom line..

I do give my staff holiday gift$, because I appreciate what they do for me.

BlackAdder7 said:

its not a christmas bonus, more of a performance bonus based on what I add to the bottom line..

I do give my staff holiday gift$, because I appreciate what they do for me.

......I thought you were a cashier?

TotalANXiousNESS said:

BlackAdder7 said:

its not a christmas bonus, more of a performance bonus based on what I add to the bottom line..

I do give my staff holiday gift$, because I appreciate what they do for me.

......I thought you were a cashier?

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SCNDLS said:

I am my own company so I gift my employee with shoes.

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Shyra said:

Not a gotdamn thang! Not even a frickin card! OK, I'm lying. The university president gave a holiday party for the entire university. It was just an afternoon social hour with food, punch and cake. As far as my office is concerned, I hear my boss is notorius for giving very cheap, cheesy gifts. I've only been working here 7 months, so I was warned about the gifting fiasco. I don't really expect anything, that way I don't get disappointed. But I was told one year she gave a bag of oranges from Safeway to the office to share. Another year I was told she made mini cakes and gave each person 1 mini cake. Another year she made cookies and gave each employee 4 cookies each!

I'm giving my manager and supervisor an arrangement from "Edible Arrangements." She said she loves them, so I went ahead and ordered one for her. I'm giving the IT manager of our office a Philadelphia Eagles official NFL Tshirt. He's a sweetie pie and always helps me out of my computer jams. I'm not giving the head boss anything.

I was actually told by a former manager (who was one of the best bosses I ever had - and who ended up being a pretty good friend of mine) that you should never "gift up" in the office. In other words, you shouldn't gift your boss - your boss should gift you. Otherwise, it's like you're sucking up.

I haven't given any boss a present since.

BlackAdder7 said:

SCNDLS said:

I am my own company so I gift my employee with shoes.

I got an Amex gift card and an antique amethyst necklace. The Exec. Dir. has a business on the side buying/selling antique jewelry so all the girls in the office got to pick a piece. I'm not a big jewelry wearer, but it was a nice gesture. I'm wondering if it's real or costume jewelry though... The settings are a little loose so I guess I'll find out when I take it in to get fixed.

At my previous job, our boss made us watch a movie together in the museum lecture room and ordered lunch. Ugh. One year at a different museum, the Director gave everyone a free family membership. Which was really stupid because we all got into almost everything free anyway, and it just meant we were added to the mailing list. I would have rather had the $100.

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We always have a department Christmas party given by the Director of Radiology. It's a really nice party with a dinner, a casino night and drawing for gifts.

Last year, because we did not get raises, but money was better than they thought it would be, we ended up getting our raise as a Christmas bonus. I L.O.V.E.D. it, but they didn't do it again this year.

Then, we always have a potluck in my immediate work area which is nice. They ladies I work with can really cook! (And I know them and been to their clean houses so it's all good.)

Every year I get an extra month of salary and a box full of food and wine to consume.

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Instead of the evening party, we had a luch instead. At a nice place and all but it was still lunch.

But I did recieve my usual bonus this year which is coming in very handy, thank god!

1 week paid vacation!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

We got a thousand bucks.

never had a job that does that.. -- monetary bonuses

we used to have great parties, but that's been scaled down a lot

- we haven't even had raises in almost 4 yrs.. (thanks, Bush)

they do give us the week between xmas eve & new yrs off, but we have to use 2 or 3 of our own vacation days to complete the time off.

We got a nice Holiday party (company owners are Jewish) and yesterday the VP left without giving out a single bonus check.

Hopefully we'll get them on Monday.

Tremolina said:

Every year I get an extra month of salary and a box full of food and wine to consume.

That's wonderful!