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  • #32
    Hannibal Smith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,893 ✭✭✭Hannibal Smith


    Spiritual wrote: »
    I got called for an interview. The bonus would be the salary if I get the job.
    good luck!


  • #33
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 12,694 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    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.


  • #34
    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,119 Mod ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #35
    El Guapo!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • #36
    mfceiling
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,253 ✭✭✭✭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!!


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  • #37
    Darsad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 676 ✭✭✭Darsad


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


  • #38
    Mickey H
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


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

    Same as myself.


  • #39
    blacklilly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,687 ✭✭✭blacklilly


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


  • #40
    Sugar Free
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,639 ✭✭✭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.


  • #41
    Flier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭Flier


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


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  • #42
    Keano!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭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


  • #43
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,722 ✭✭✭✭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!


  • #44
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,433 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


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


  • #45
    slaneylad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 299 ✭✭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.


  • #46
    Odysseus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,752 ✭✭✭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.


  • #47
    cuana
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 304 ✭✭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.


  • #48
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,293 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


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


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