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[Dural]

Just wondering how many actually get them.

I was hoping for one today as we have had our best year ever and the company merged with a European company earlier this year. No luck, oh well, never gotten one at the current company. I was told years back before I was here, I've been here 4.5 years, it was a family owned company and the senior employees would get $10,000-20,000 bonuses at Christmas depending on seniority. My old job was also family owned and we would usually get gift cards, one time the prepaid Visas worth $1600.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Nope. The annual bonuses I get are always paid in February at every company I've worked at. Company needs to finalize all the numbers after the year is over. Then they take another month to figure out bonus math and pay it out.

 

[Dural]

Nope. The annual bonuses I get are always paid in February at every company I've worked at. Company needs to finalize all the numbers after the year is over. Then they take another month to figure out bonus math and pay it out.

It's funny you say that as we got a small bonus in February last year.

My brother worked for a company several years ago that would give big bonuses at Christmas because they wanted to help the local economy (they're from the area and are on the S&P 400).

 

[Rival]

No bonus for me. I do earn commission checks 4 times a year on top of my salary but that’s not a bonus. That’s just extra that I earned.

 

[AJUMP23]

My bonus is performance related but we get it around Christmas. I got mine yesterday.

 

[ÆMNE22A!C]

I'd rather not share how.

 

[Quasicat]

When I was in college, 20 years ago, I worked for the largest yogurt company in the world and would receive a couple thousand dollars depending on saved loss and total company profits throughout the year. This was on top of my $50,000 a year salary. I then went into public education, where I took a $20,000 pay cut and no end of year bonuses. I do get half of the month of December off though, so that is something.

 

[IntentionalPun]

No.

I get a yearly bonus paid in March but I doubt many in America get anything called a “Christmas bonus” lol

Mine is pretty hefty usually, based on performance and oh boy do I perform

 

[Shifty1897]

Since I've moved to the software development industry, no Christmas bonuses for either company I've worked for. The first company (a publicly traded Fortune 1000 company) only paid bonuses to management, my current company (not publicly traded) usually only pays bonuses to management BUT this year about 30% of employees got an "individual contributor bonus" for being a top performer. This year I got one and it was 6% of my yearly salary. I didn't complain.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Yes, at my job I have 3 fortnights of bonus in December and January.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Nope.

 

[TheUsual]

It was nothing big, but my company scrapped the yearly Christmas lunch and used that money to give to all the employees. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

 

[RiccochetJ]

Nah. Our bonus, if we get one, are annual and get calculated mid January.

 

[Madflavor]

LOL

…..

 

[Hrk69]

I wish. I haven’t had a proper meal in a few months

 

[NecrosaroIII]

We didnt get a holiday bonus, we used to get a performance bonus as part of every pay check.

They got rid of that in May because it was apparently too difficult for Payroll to calculate

 

[Forsete]

Years end bonus, depending on the company financials.

The bonus takes a while to be paid though.

 

[Fbh]

 

[Sleepwalker]

No, I don't work for a company.

 

[Zathalus]

No, only get it end of Feb.

 

[haxan7]

Got $10,000 this year. The tax rate on bonuses means that was like $6200.

 

[Dural]

Honestly a bit surprised by the poll results, thought more people got Christmas bonuses.

 

[Happosai]

Honestly a bit surprised by the poll results, thought more people got Christmas bonuses.

Likewise, hopefully there'll be less Scrooges for CFOs next year.

I did get a Christmas bonus but it's part of my contract along with insurance and 3-weeks paid vacation per year.

 

[West Texas CEO]

No bonus lunches this year.

 

[Cohetedor]

Pizza party yesterday and a check for about 2 days pay, at least it's something. Small family owned plastics shop, only about 30 employees.

 

[ramuh]

I need that down payment for the pool.

 

[Billbofet]

I get mine in March once the prior year is finalized. It's 10-15% my salary based on performance and I usually get the higher end of it.

 

[Blade2.0]

I've never gotten a bonus. That shit is just another thing of the past that younger generations rarely get to have.

 

[Celcius]

I get base salary + company stocks that I sell every year + 2x bonuses a year, but none of that is during Christmas

 

[Brian Fellows]

I got $100. Which I'm spending on doob.

 

[reinking]

I get a holiday Amazon gift card and any PTO I sell back is paid in December. Other than that, my usual performance bonus is in Jan/Feb.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

My job is a lot of things, unfair isn't one of those. Taxes took out a large chunk though, it's a gift ya fucking cunts.

 

[fran.fernandez]

I don’t have Xmas bonus but 2 bonus a year.
June 25th and December 10th.

All same amount. Won’t say how much but this December bonus I got:
Ray Ban meta smart sunglasses
PS portal
Some brand earrings for wife
Kids Xmas present
Some money for going out (events, new year champagne at bar )

Still more than 90% left, already put it on index funds, qqq, voo.

 

[Johnny2Bad]

 

[Northeastmonk]

I just get a raise. That’s my bonus. I did get a secret Santa gift from the owner. He doesn’t do this all the time, but it was a check for $1,000.00. It was nice of him. It’s the second year I’ve received it. It goes to family stuff, so no GPU for me.

 

[STARSBarry]

Used to, but it was taken away a few years back in a pay deal and added onto our salarys. The issue is that a bonus is taxable but also exempt from employer pension contributions, by putting the bonus as part of our pay that means my employer has to contribute 25.7% of the value to my pension on top, while prior they did not. So it's an improvement, but you don't get that big lump sum at the end of the year to help buy presents sadly (I set up a savings account to do just that for myself)

Of course, trying to explain this to people who say "they took away our bonus" gives me blank stares... I can't help it I literally supported the pension service systems for years, I can't just not know why we did it or how it works.

 

[Majormaxxx]

Used to but not this year.

 

[MaestroMike]

does a sandwich from subway and bag of potato chips count ??

 

[GymWolf]

Of course, in italy is called tredicesima (13th).

Not everyone gets it of course.

 

[ThatStupidLion]

Never - wonder what it feels like

 

[MrA]

I need that down payment for the pool.

Lucky you, I just got enrolled in a jelly of the month club

 

[Hudo]

Yes.

 

[IDKFA]

Lol. I wish.

My company is broke. Years of mismanagement mean they're potentially going into bankruptcy.

Instead of a bonus, they're making hundreds of people redundant just before Christmas.

 

[MikeM]

Nah. Our bonuses are paid out in April.

 

[Havoc2049]

Yes. I received mine in my last paycheck. I'm also getting a decent 5% cost of living raise in January.

 

[Aesius]

I'm freelance so no. But I did get $8k worth of unexpected work in November and December, so...sort of.

 

[Dice]

Yeah. My boss has given me various different bonuses. Sometimes on no particular occasion just because I'm good at what I do. Pretty great boss.

 

[ramuh]

I get bonus every quarter. Same amount. I also treat RSU's as bonus (and never selling).

 

[Alcibiades]

$200.