tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post5991296693677145089..comments2024-01-07T20:25:38.023-06:00Comments on Strange in San Antonio: "Local Employers Have Varying Holiday Bonus Plans"Albatrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-22304889352824152842008-12-04T04:54:00.000-06:002008-12-04T04:54:00.000-06:00I've never had a job that had a regular Christmas ...I've never had a job that had a regular Christmas bonus. I once had a job that had a quarterly performance-based bonus; unfortunately it wasn't based on my performance (as a technician) but on the performance of the sales department.<BR/><BR/>I did't get a year-end bonus last year "because it rained too much and people didn't use enough water." I don't know what excuse they'll use this year, but it will probably have something to do with CEOs and ivory back-scratchers.AlanDPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910363728370240226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-88044301980043595582008-12-03T21:08:00.000-06:002008-12-03T21:08:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-64832776243996518572008-12-03T20:46:00.000-06:002008-12-03T20:46:00.000-06:00A bonus is just that; something above and beyond w...A bonus is just that; something above and beyond what you are expecting. <BR/><BR/>After close to 21 years in the military where they can't really fire you unless you were to be a mass murder, fat, or gay (what's wrong with this picture?), I entered the real world of work with immediate success. <BR/><BR/>Then after several years, I was laid off when the company ended operations in SA.<BR/><BR/>For the first time in my adult life I found myself doing odd jobs to make ends meet while trying to get back into my profession and standard of living. <BR/><BR/>Three years later, I am thankful for every day that I go to work in an air conditioned office and can only shake my head in disbelief when I hear people bitch about the most trivial things. <BR/><BR/>Christmas bonus. Christmas bonus? They have got to be kidding.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309270376394371120noreply@blogger.com