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Stompy · 12-22-2004, 08:05 AM

How much do people usually get for Christmas bonuses from their jobs? Of course, it's probably all relative... if you work at McD's, you probably won't get as much as, say, being an exec for an advertising firm or something.

I work as a programmer for a small company that brings in quite a bit of money. We (the programmers) are pretty important within the company, and without us, things would pretty much seize up.

That being said, our "bonus" last year was $250 (pre tax)... The company I worked at prior to this, which brought in just as much, probably even LESS money than we do, we got $900-$1200 bonuses. Talking to other people about this, that amount seems farily common for our line of business.

This year, each day of the week our boss put out a fairly small gift... like a basket of chocolates or whatever. Today a $35 gift card to a certain store. I have a strong feeling that this is gonna lead up to the surprise of not getting a christmas bonus since we have a few more people working now than we did last year.

So... what do you do in this type of situation where a company stiffs you like this for christmas? If we end up not getting the bonus, I'm thinking about asking them to tack on another week towards my vacation or something..

I don't mean to sound all, "I'm entitled to a bonus NOW! Graahhhh" or anything, but it is pretty cheap for a company to stiff people like this.. especially the very people who keep it afloat.

12-22-2004, 08:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stompy Banned from being Banned Location: Donkey	Christmas Bonuses, or lack thereof... How much do people usually get for Christmas bonuses from their jobs? Of course, it's probably all relative... if you work at McD's, you probably won't get as much as, say, being an exec for an advertising firm or something. I work as a programmer for a small company that brings in quite a bit of money. We (the programmers) are pretty important within the company, and without us, things would pretty much seize up. That being said, our "bonus" last year was $250 (pre tax)... The company I worked at prior to this, which brought in just as much, probably even LESS money than we do, we got $900-$1200 bonuses. Talking to other people about this, that amount seems farily common for our line of business. This year, each day of the week our boss put out a fairly small gift... like a basket of chocolates or whatever. Today a $35 gift card to a certain store. I have a strong feeling that this is gonna lead up to the surprise of not getting a christmas bonus since we have a few more people working now than we did last year. So... what do you do in this type of situation where a company stiffs you like this for christmas? If we end up not getting the bonus, I'm thinking about asking them to tack on another week towards my vacation or something.. I don't mean to sound all, "I'm entitled to a bonus NOW! Graahhhh" or anything, but it is pretty cheap for a company to stiff people like this.. especially the very people who keep it afloat. __________________ I love lamp.