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Christmas Bonus?

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What did you get (if anything)?

It's fun to hear what some employers give their employees as a "bonus".

I got nothing.

The wife got a gift card for a frozen turkey from a specific grocery store that is 20 miles away.

Merry Christmas!
 
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I got a $400 bonus check.
 
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Congrats! Before or after taxes? That $400 can quickly become $240 if Uncle Sam gets his hands on it. :eek:
 
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I received a $30 bonus but only got $18.99 of it. I guess I can't really complain because I only worked there about 4 months and I got the check on my last day (last Thursday).
 
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I don't a bonus.
Every quarter if we make our mark we get a 2% bonus. We've only made it the first quarter I worked there (end of 2005.) The bonus is a over $300 after taxes.
It's something I cannot rely on but I think we might make it this quarter. I work for a professional photo retailer and 5 new high end DSLR's have come out in the past weeks/ months.

My g/f bonus was a weeks pay.
 
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$7000 Ive been with my company for 12 years

Im giving $5000.00 of it to my cousin John and his family to help with Xmas for him and the medical bills not covered by insurance
 
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I used to get $10 gift cards to the local supermarket, yet another reason why I left and am now in grad school!
 
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Nothing. I've no complaints though. While a bonus would be nice, I have no complaints over pay or benefits.

In the spirit of the holidays, one of my bosses put together little gift bags of dried sweetened cranberries and pistachios, and gave them to people working in her area. It's actually a nice combo. (I'm munching on some now.)
 
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I'm a contractor so I don't get a bonus. It's ok though. ;)
 

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We get a bonus, but it's not tied to the holiday - it's more of an incentive program to hit certain targets (like come in under budget, successfully complete certain projects, etc). If we actually meet the funding triggers, I'll see 7.5% of my salary usually the last week of February (much less after Uncle Sam gets his share :( ).
 
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I don't get a bonus, but I makle a half ways decent wage so it's fine.
 
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I won't get a bonus. It took 3 months to get a $20 keyboard.

SO glad I'm moving!

As for a gift for them.... "I quit!"
 

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i'm a peon at Accenture. my bonus is that i get to keep my job.
 
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i dont since i work at a coffee house. but my mom gets a nice one from the company she works for, RS Medical.
 
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No Christmas bonus. Our bonuses are paid-out in Feb. My last couple were between 4-5k (after the Uncle Sam tax @ the rape-me rate).
 
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My brother got about £700, which I assume works out at at least $1300 USD?

Not bad for a 17 year old who has only been with the company 1 year !
 
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Congrats! Before or after taxes? That $400 can quickly become $240 if Uncle Sam gets his hands on it. :eek:

That's $400 after taxes.
 
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We made a huge deal last week that I get 1,34% of sometime in january/february, should end on somewhere around $15000 before taxes, somewhere around $7500 after (yes we tax a freaking lot here in Norway).

But this doesn't really have anything to do with Christmas, for Christmas we got a cheap wine bottle...
 
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We made a huge deal last week that I get 1,34% of sometime in january/february, should end on somewhere around $15000 before taxes, somewhere around $7500 after (yes we tax a freaking lot here in Norway).

But this doesn't really have anything to do with Christmas, for Christmas we got a cheap wine bottle...

In the states Bonus Tax is like 30% really stupid tax (well Florida anyway)
 

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