X-mas bonus

Odysseus

At this time of the year you would always hear people going on about the christmas bonus they were getting of work. I'm not hearing as many people go on about it; however, I'm still hearing some friends and family members talking about getting one.


So what's the story, who is getting a bonus this year, and who is happy just to have work to go back to in the new year?

franktheplank

Option C - No job, no bonus. ****e Christmas. Bah frickin humbug.

marketty

Did people ever really 'go on' about that?

Red Hand

No Christmas bonus.

Thanks for reminding me, wily Odysseus

dr.bollocko

I'm spending my Christmas in Thailand on my honeymoon so that's kind of a bonus I guess.

And yes, as per above I am going on about it rather a lot.

bleg

Yup. Company's still in the black and we've actually grown revenue due to reducing our prices and working harder.

Fr_Dougal

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I'm spending my Christmas in Thailand on my honeymoon so that's kind of a bonus I guess.

And yes, as per above I am going on about it rather a lot.

You should pop over to Australia, it's a beautiful country.

dodderangler

marketty wrote: »

Did people ever really 'go on' about that?

Apparently the op knows people that go on bout it
Can't complain bout a bonus
beggars can't be choosers an all that

super_furry

Never had a Christmas bonus in my 17 years of working.

squod

Putting my spoke in now for the last roastie..........

Strawberry Fields

Yep during the boom I had a tosser of a boss who always went on about it,
then my bonus was the sack at the christmas party.

mikemac1

I stay late working for free, rarely get a lunch break and the boss gets a bonus for keeping payroll down :rolleyes:

More fool me!

0ph0rce0

10% of yearly salary, but we get it in January cause they are fooools

TPD

Had a bonus last year after a few months work of about a weeks wage. Company has been expanding and I think I've been doing well enough, so hopefully the same again or more this year. Have decided that whatever I get I'm spending on a DSLR.

UCDVet

Bonus could be anywhere from 0 to 15%

If I had to guess, it'll be 0.

franktheplank

UCDVet wrote: »

Bonus could be anywhere from 0 to 15%

If I had to guess, it'll be 0.

Well you did skip work today

0ph0rce0

franktheplank wrote: »

Well you did skip work today

HEHE So Did I

Odysseus

super_furry wrote: »

Never had a Christmas bonus in my 17 years of working.

Same myself I never worked anywhere that gave it's staff a bonus at Christmas.

UCDVet

franktheplank wrote: »

Well you did skip work today

I used 'holiday' time to sit in line at the GNIB and shell out 300 for a plastic card. Sucks to be me.

Elvis_Presley

No bonus but 50% take home pay rise with my new job in January!

I've a month off college so that's plenty saved by not getting the bus.

Spiritual

I got called for an interview. The bonus would be the salary if I get the job.

UCDVet

Odysseus wrote: »

Same myself I never worked anywhere that gave it's staff a bonus at Christmas.

To be honest, I'd much rather have a slightly higher wage and no bonus than a lower wage and a big bonus.

When I get paid X and the company pays me X - I'm never upset or disappointed.

When I get paid Y and *maybe* a bonus - I always end up disappointed. And then you hear all these stories about companies deciding nobody gets a bonus this year, for whatever reason. It just seems like an easy carrot to dangle to get quality employees in the door that can be dropped at the first hint of trouble. Even when companies are profitable, I've seen them cancel bonuses (and, of course, it's always 'non-exec' level bonuses).

Penn

First year in my current job got about a weeks wages bonus. Second year got nothing. Third year got an extra days holiday and last year got about an extra day and a half wage bonus. Been hinted that due to the work I've been doing lately and time with the company that I'll be getting a pretty good bonus this year (doubt it'd be up to a weeks wages again but be glad to get anything at all).

UCDVet

Elvis_Presley wrote: »

No bonus but 50% take home pay rise with my new job in January!

Congrats! 50% is a huge increase, you should be proud.

MichB2012

A week/months wages depending on which you're on, you get the choice to take it in May or for Xmas. Most take it in May then wish they had waited. You get taxed approx half of it but 1000 extra a week or two before Xmas? Yes please!

woodchuck

No Christmas bonuses ever given out in my current line of work. But this is my last month there and I'll be getting paid for untaken annual leave... so I keep referring to that as my Christmas bonus :P

Corruptedmorals

No, because I'm not there long enough- but they do it, and not only are bonuses rare in retail- it's cash! Amazing.

michellie

Only the admin staff where I work get a bonus(I am admin) I got it last year but now they have decided to change it to March, so this year I will be getting my Xmas bonus in March... Better late than never I suppose.

gustafo

i won 65 quid in the lotto tonight that's as good as it gets.

Where To

I once walked out of a job 10 minutes before the bonuses were due to be handed out.

It was a terrible job, I'd never be a wage clerk again.

Hannibal Smith

Spiritual wrote: »

I got called for an interview. The bonus would be the salary if I get the job.

good luck!

I don't get a bonus but some family's have a profit share arrangement in the company's they work with its not paid at Christmas though I don't think the idea of a Christmas bonus is as common as it use to be.

Tar.Aldarion

Think I'm supposed to get 10-15 percent depending on company performance. Don't know if you get anything after being there only 2 months but I'm just happy to finally have a job anyway.

Also get nearly 2 weeks off so can't complain!

El Guapo!

Won't get any official bonus but ill be brought out for a few pints and won't have to put my hand in my pocket at all that night.
Can't ask for much more than that I suppose.

mfceiling

Remember my first bonus at xmas was a fiver..........and we got taxed on it.

Worked out at 3 quid odd at the time!!

Darsad

Think I am in line for a nice round four figure sum this Christmas 0000 :-)

Mickey H

Darsad wrote: »

Think I am in line for a nice round four figure sum this Christmas 0000 :-)

Same as myself.

blacklilly

In my current job I'll get about 250, in my last job I got 2500, why did I leave??

Sugar Free

Generally get it a few months into the following year after the year end figures are all compiled.

Well on track to get one again in a few months, so a nice little bit extra.

Flier

My Christmas bonus this year is that I don't have to work Christmas Day like last year. Horray :)

Keano!

Expecting f all tbh.... mentioned to us that there was a bonus scheme where 1000 would be split between the staff (22 of us) but that 1000 would only be handed over by the company if the stores targets (margin/quality) were met.... and after having a look at the targets, it was pretty obvious they weren't planning on giving us the cash....


So they say we will get one... but then add in a clause really which allows them to not..




Retail for ya

antodeco

dr.bollocko wrote: »

I'm spending my Christmas in Thailand on my honeymoon so that's kind of a bonus I guess.

And yes, as per above I am going on about it rather a lot.

I'll be doing the same except in January. Leave a note somewhere and I'll try find it!

Mr Benevolent

I really, really hope you don't get a Christmas bonus for practising psychotherapy on poor innocent clients.

slaneylad

on jobsbridge for the last 7 months, but built up €450 in mileage over the last 4 months going to cover my Christmas at least.

Odysseus

Confab wrote: »

I really, really hope you don't get a Christmas bonus for practising psychotherapy on poor innocent clients.

Why not? If I was to be paid one it would be the organisation that pays not the client.

cuana

UCDVet wrote: »

To be honest, I'd much rather have a slightly higher wage and no bonus than a lower wage and a big bonus.

When I get paid X and the company pays me X - I'm never upset or disappointed.

When I get paid Y and *maybe* a bonus - I always end up disappointed. And then you hear all these stories about companies deciding nobody gets a bonus this year, for whatever reason. It just seems like an easy carrot to dangle to get quality employees in the door that can be dropped at the first hint of trouble. Even when companies are profitable, I've seen them cancel bonuses (and, of course, it's always 'non-exec' level bonuses).

Being left disappointed shouldn't really come into it, you either deliver on the criteria in order to achieve bonus or you don't.

Companies usually can change bonus structure at anytime and I don't doubt companies are likely making bonus criteria more difficult in order to save on cost though they'd never admit to us!

Its just a means they want to make sure that people have more of an incentive to achieve & over achieve in order to get there bonus. It does work I get a quarterly bonus & year end bonus & the criteria is constantly changing.

Mint Sauce

My Xmas bonus is the Double pay I'm getting Xmas Day and NY day and being damn thankful for it.