What's your holiday bonus?

Al Stephens · Dec 22, 2006

for the pat 5 years, I had received a bonus of over 800 each year, but this year, due to the low number of patients, we did not get one, but we know that when the census goes back up, then next year, there will be bonuses again...when I worked in both of the local hospitals, well, at one, we got approx 100, and at the other, we go the chance at at turkey..if we were quick enough....

Agnus · Dec 22, 2006

Bonus??!! Would that be the fudge my manager brought in yesterday?

No celebration no bonus. Oh, they are patting themselves on the back for giving those working on the holiday a "free meal" in the cafateria. Thank you I will pass.

No gift exchange, nothing. It is like we are not even suposed to pretend it is anything other than business as usual.

flea · Dec 22, 2006

$50.00

(PRN Hospice)

Roseyposey · Dec 22, 2006

Well, I think my bosses take the cake this year! I guess in the past, they did give a Christmas bonus...this year, there's been speculation that there will be no bonuses - even though business is up... and of course, no one will confirm or deny the rumor and put it to rest. Well, the best part of all of this is we aren't even getting paid today like we're supposed to (always paid every other Friday)! So, let's analyze this...not only are we maybe or maybe not (probably not) getting any sort of bonus, they aren't paying us the weekend before Christmas!:angryfire

joyflnoyz, LPN · Dec 22, 2006

hmmm, the multistate company I hired in to was bought out for 1.2 BILLION dollars by the largest retirement services company in the nation (probably the world).

the residents donate, and "they" split that up among the employees. it is NOT from the company.

What did the company give to all the hardworking employees- everyone from nursing to dietary to maintainance and everything in between received a 10 dollar gift card to Target.

And the managers? Probably got the gift card on top of the THOUSANDS of dollar "bonuses" for cutting the budget (read: not enough help, supplies, horrible food

Oh, I don't shop Target...can never find anything I like there...

well, maybe I can use this to buy a HUGE bottle of tylenol for the headaches created at work....

kitkat260, MSN · Dec 22, 2006

I'm currently working in a factory that is shutting down and moving our products to other factories in the US and Mexico, so I'm getting ready to apply to nursing school. Our X-mas bonuses in the past have usually been $15-25 gift certificates to either a grocery store or to Walmart.

We also get a catered dinner and a Christmas card from the company. We always joked in the past about how cheap the company was for giving this but, now that they're shutting us down, our bonus consisted of an extra fifteen minutes to eat our lunch, a carry in that everyone had to contribute to because the company wouldn't spring for the meal. Also, no Christmas card or gift certificate. After spending the last three months training employees from other facilities to take over OUR jobs and knowing that we'll all be out of a job in the next 6 weeks, this seems like a real kick in the teeth. Guess we didn't know how good we had it.:smackingf

vampiregirl, BSN, RN · Dec 22, 2006

Gift card for $13.86 to a local grocery store.

Bluehair · Dec 22, 2006

I live in Southeast N.M. and our hospital gave a $15 gift certificate to Albertsons at Thanksgiving, and another $15 at Christmas. Also had a catered Christmas party with a bar. This year you had to pay for your own drinks. Previous years they gave us coupons for 2 free drinks. They improved the food this year instead of providing holiday 'cheer'. (Personally, the food wasn't that much better, and I would have preferred a glass of wine!). If you work the holiday you get time and a half (plus have the paid time off counted as part of your PTO hours).

chadash · Dec 23, 2006

Gee, when I leave work, it's a bit like "Good night, good work, most likely we'll lay you off in the morning..."

samaletta · Dec 23, 2006

Holiday bonus.... I get to keep my job? :uhoh3:

msavoy · Dec 23, 2006

I use to get a hundred dollar chamber of commerce gift certificate

LydiaNN · Dec 23, 2006

You know, earlier in this thread I said we don't get any bonus and that's not entirely true. My agency closes down for 2 weeks... 2 of those days are legitimate holidays (Christmas and New Year's) and four of them are holidays that were diverted during the year to use now and 2 of them are to pay us for time and a half for working those holidays, so in essence, our bonus is getting 2 days off with pay. After reading this thread, I realize that's nothing to sneeze at! This year, I'm having to go in quite a lot because I am taking a course on Wednesdays and I'm way behind on my work, so I guess it didn't strike me that we really do get a holiday gift.