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America's Worst Christmas Parties

Posted by Zonk on from the corporate-scrooges dept.

Ant writes "Slate Magazine asked its readers to submit reports of horrible office Christmas parties, gifts, and bonuses. Of nearly 200 submissions, they've chosen quite a few tales for The Corporate Scrooge Contest Results ... and they're not pretty. From the article: 'A contract consultant sends word that the company to which he is currently assigned recently sent out an e-mail to some 2,000-odd consultants. The company would give away two $100 gift cards--to two of the brave souls who would commit to work 80 hours between Dec. 18 and Dec. 31. As our correspondent noted: "Hey, if you work Christmas, we'll put you in a pool of 2,000 other folks to maybe win a hundred bucks."'"

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  1. Re:No mention of HP? by jcr · · Score: 4, Informative

    HP docked your pay for the week? Was that a Carly idea?

    Apple closes from December 23 to January 2, and they paid us our regular salary for that time.

    -jcr

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  2. Re:What companies give the BEST Christmas Gift? by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 2, Informative
    Employees are not (necessarily) owners of public companies. "Extra" holiday gifts are just part of the employment package, one way or the other. If you take a job and don't get any more than your agreed salary, how are you hurt? If you take a job and are told you will get a bonus, how is that "special", and not just part of the deal?

    Employees of public companies can always become part owners too, just like everyone else. Often even cheaper with stock options and employee purchase plans and the like, now that is a real benefit, if you work for a great corporation.

    There is a group of people who think this is a troll, rather than a factual statement of fact. I suspect that group has a large intersection with the set of people who think "sticking it to the man" is a good idea, before the even know who "the man" is.

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  3. It's not Jesus day... by Junta · · Score: 2, Informative

    It's a celebration of the Winter Solstice, you insensitive clod.

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  4. Re:Christmas Vacation by abbamouse · · Score: 2, Informative

    You mean a risk-neutral consumer. A rational risk-acceptant consumer would be willing to pay more than 10 cents, while a risk-averse one would pay less. People can like or dislike risk and still be rational.

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