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Topic: Christmas parties and Bonuses.......
michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Mon 12/08/08 04:49 PM
I went to Co. Christmas party last Sat night, with a date no less. It cost ten bucks, they hold it at a real nice resort close to town. Excellent food and desserts. It was scaled down a bit this year. I did win a $50 slow cooker which I returned today at Kohls. Yay me. The Co. gives you a check for any unused sick time, a reward for not calling in sick. 56 hours for me, it will be over a grand even after taxes.

Cutiepieforyou Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 43085	Mon 12/08/08 04:50 PM
nothing for us where I work

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Mon 12/08/08 04:51 PM
Oh yeah, and a $25 gift certificate for groceries, food only.

hellkitten54 Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 11707	Mon 12/08/08 04:58 PM
No bonus.

Mikey117 Joined Mon 11/20/06 Posts: 23736	Mon 12/08/08 05:00 PM
They used to but they stopped this year because of finances!!

heathersaysgobucks Joined Sun 01/06/08 Posts: 5306	Mon 12/08/08 05:01 PM
I work for the biggest health care company in the nation and we don't get a thing. No bonus, no gift. I think last year we got a letter in the mail thanking us for our hard work. The clinic I work at gives us some nuts.

beachbum069 Joined Mon 04/07/08 Posts: 14325	Mon 12/08/08 05:02 PM
We have a regional Xmas party at a fancy place(Hyatt Regency Cambridge) and we get $100 bonus plus they raffle free things like extra vacation days, and everyone gets a $25 gift card to a store.

catwoman96 Joined Thu 08/14/08 Posts: 5848	Mon 12/08/08 05:03 PM
they are having a christmas party. at some hotel downtoen, but you would still buy your own drinks and stuff. no bonuses either. although they will probably give some little gift to me. last year i got a picture frame.

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Mon 12/08/08 05:36 PM
This year, instead of just giving us our cost of living raises in July, we are getting the day after Christmas off.

IndnPrncs Joined Sun 11/04/07 Posts: 58420	Mon 12/08/08 05:37 PM
Usually we have a pretty big party, but this year only a luncheon... They have put a freeze on raises and bonuses, it bites but being laid off would be worse..

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Mon 12/08/08 05:38 PM
I went to Co. Christmas party last Sat night, with a date no less. It cost ten bucks, they hold it at a real nice resort close to town. Excellent food and desserts. It was scaled down a bit this year. I did win a $50 slow cooker which I returned today at Kohls. Yay me. The Co. gives you a check for any unused sick time, a reward for not calling in sick. 56 hours for me, it will be over a grand even after taxes. $10!!!! I hope she put out for that kind of money.

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Mon 12/08/08 05:43 PM
I went to Co. Christmas party last Sat night, with a date no less. It cost ten bucks, they hold it at a real nice resort close to town. Excellent food and desserts. It was scaled down a bit this year. I did win a $50 slow cooker which I returned today at Kohls. Yay me. The Co. gives you a check for any unused sick time, a reward for not calling in sick. 56 hours for me, it will be over a grand even after taxes. $10!!!! I hope she put out for that kind of money. Thats $10 EACH, plus the costs of drinks. Maybe if I had given her the slow cooker.......

Ruth34611 Joined Sat 08/02/08 Posts: 32402	Mon 12/08/08 05:47 PM
Thats $10 EACH, plus the costs of drinks. Maybe if I had given her the slow cooker....... I would have given it up for that kind of money.

Ghostrider2u Joined Thu 05/17/07 Posts: 6953	Mon 12/08/08 05:50 PM
Ummmmmmm....Bonus????/ yea....I get Christmas Day off........no paid Holidays but I get to work 10+ hrs the other 4 days. Party???? oh....there will be a party.....but the boss wont know about it.......

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14521	Mon 12/08/08 05:59 PM
Thats $10 EACH, plus the costs of drinks. Maybe if I had given her the slow cooker....... I would have given it up for that kind of money.

summerlady Joined Wed 03/07/07 Posts: 16232	Mon 12/08/08 06:12 PM
Let's see two years ago we had our Xmas party in March. Everyone brought food in. Last year it was held in Feb. Everyone brought food in. This year we're shootin for January. Next year, who knows?? Nope, no bonuses or anything. (Hmmmmm, I wonder if Heathersaysgobucks and I work for different branches of the same company?)