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Company Christmas Gifts / Bonuses?

Posted by michael on from the lump-of-coal dept.

A wisely anonymous reader writes "Following my company's Christmas party on Friday, I found myself the proud recipient of... a bobble head doll of the company CEO! Needless to say I was PISSED. They didn't even comp. parking at the site of the party, let alone a bonus. yeah, yeah, times are tough. I should be happy just to have a job. but getting a damn doll of the guy who made 65 million last year just makes me angry. So... What did you get from your Company for Christmas?"

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  1. Measurement matters as much as the bonus itself by gregwbrooks · · Score: 5, Informative
    I work for a small (non-I.T.) consulting firm, and as one of the senior folks I *might* get a bonus this year. Maybe. If the boss feels like it and if doing so will reduce the amoung of corporate income taxes she pays.

    My point: You can bonus me $1.98 for the year if you feel like it, but nail it to some objective performance measurement.

    Memo to management: You want better results? Give people something to aim for and then clearly explain what the reward is for exceeding goals.

    (Now, having said all that, I have to add: The bobblehead thing would have had me sending out resumes in a heartbeat. It's one thing for management to lack clues; it's another thing entirely for them to be mean-spirited.

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  2. Re:voodoo by macdaddy357 · · Score: 5, Informative

    A bobblehead of the boss! Has anyone submitted this to pud@fuckedcompany.com? The poster should, and should name the company and CEO. I am surprised nobody has gone postal over such an insult. I wonder if that bobblehead would still look cute shoved sideways up the boss's ass? Does anyone know the name of the company who did this?

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  3. Re:Christmas bonus - why? by gwernol · · Score: 5, Informative

    How much would your respect for your boss change if your boss took a paycut and you didn't have to. That is real leadership.

    The small/medium sized company I work for had a hard start to 2002. Our CEO took a 20% pay cut and the rest of the senior management team (the VP level people) took a 10% pay cut. All other salaries were frozen. This does happen in the real world. For every idiot boss who thinks his folks want a bobblehead of him, there are many good bosses who know how to survive rough times.

    My company is now doing better and 2003 should be a great improvement.

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