What is the best & worst holiday bonus you received from an employer?

[JDub1]

The worst I received was from a local tv station that I use to work for, they gave us each a large bag of M&M's and a towel that had the M&M's logo on it. I thought it was a joke at first.

Best was a full prime rib, man it was good and those aren't too cheap. I have received money from other employers, but that prime rib was tasty and I along with a group of friends really enjoyed it with some beers.

[MrHT]

I've never gotten a holiday bonus from any of my jobs. Yes, we have yearly performance reviews where we get an annual bonus, but that never falls during Christmas time. So, I get nothing at this time of the year, other than my usual paycheck.

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by JDub1

The worst I received was from a local tv station that I use to work for, they gave us each a large bag of M&M's and a towel that had the M&M's logo on it. I thought it was a joke at first..

I bet the station received those from the advertiser as a freebie to pass along to you as a staff member. It's almost like gifting the freebies they hand out from a trade show. Here's a gift from me of a sleeve of golf balls with the Proctor and Gamble logo on them. Enjoy.

I worked for a company that would give a choice of a ham or turkey. There was also an option to gift that ham/turkey to a local food bank, which I thought was a nice season appropriate option.

[Bigdog]

The worst of course is getting nothing, which the majority of workplaces do these days.

Thankfully i work for a good family owned smaller business and bonus checks are a part of our salary, we get them every 1/4 with x-mas of course being the bigger one. Some years are better than others but for the most part they do pretty good for us.

[JDub1]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

The worst of course is getting nothing, which the majority of workplaces do these days.

Thankfully i work for a good family owned smaller business and bonus checks are a part of our salary, we get them every 1/4 with x-mas of course being the bigger one. Some years are better than others but for the most part they do pretty good for us.

My current employer has given me a check for $100 every December as gift which is nice & better than nothing.

[Mike16]

What's a Christmas bonus?

[beefytwinkie]

The worst one I had was $500. The best was a lot more than that but it was not worth the amount of hours I worked at the firm. I've never had a bonus turkey or anything but that prime rib sounds awesome!

[sfmarine]

I had a steak and lobster catered event one year which was pretty dope. Another employer gave everyone $100 cash which was better than nothing!

[Warm Gun]

I've never received a Christmas bonus. Which made it so hard to feel bad for Chevy Chase's character in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Guy had a pretty nice house too, and was able to support four people on a single income.

[zman73]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

I've never received a Christmas bonus. Which made it so hard to feel bad for Chevy Chase's character in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Guy had a pretty nice house too, and was able to support four people on a single income.

And watch the film thinking how much of that bonus will actually go towards fixing the numerous things on the house that were broken that holiday... ceiling, gutter, front door, windows, etc. And Clark was a dumbass for writing a check for a pool that he didnt have the money to cover in checking

[JDub1]

[AeroK]

Not really a bonus but one employer I had let us cash out PTO at the end of the year on top of our regular hours.

[reaperx187]

I got a check from the Holiday Fund at the place i work at last year i got a check for $500 and this year i got a check for $1000 plus i got other cash and checks from people not sure in total what i had gotten but it was a good bit so i'm not complaining much.

[Tsukiyomi]

Worst - Announcement of mandatory overtime
Best - Confirmation of my resignation

In both cases **** Amazon.

[Monterey Jack]

The most I get is 15% off one order (in addition to the 5% employee discount I get every day). I got one in November and another one that expires at the end of January. Not much, but it's enough to knock off almost five bucks if I get $40 worth of groceries at once.

[atomik kinder]

I used to work at a place who would ask for freebies from our vendors for our Christmas Party. They would get swag from a lot of them and then some would just give cash and the company would buy gift cards. Since it was a travel agency, we would get free car rental certificates and free hotel stays and also free airline tickets. The company did drawings for the prizes, so not everyone would get something. Once I got an airplane model. I gave it to a co-worker who collected them. Once I got a "gimme" cap from a car company, gave it away to someone who got their t-shirt.

I used to get a $50 gift card from another department manager every year because I would always help them out when they needed it.