Having always worked in government we never saw bonuses, although there were always performance awards for the favored managers and the golden boys and girls. So, I may have a bit of “attitude” about the subject.
It seems to me that the whole idea of bonuses can create additional problems. For instance, when the workers see the same (frequently undeserving) people getting them year after year, it results in cynicism at best. Also, if a year end bonus is commonplace, it becomes expected and routine. I remember many years ago my mother talking about some relative who always got a Christmas bonus, and the family always counted on it; that year they didn’t get one and ended up in some serious financial difficulty. In another case, a friend told me that one year his workplace (an automobile service center) gave out turkeys instead of cash bonuses. Many of the workers were so angry about the lack of a cash bonus that they simply threw the turkeys away (at work)!
As you say: “when the workers see the same (frequently undeserving) people getting them year after year, it results in cynicism at best.”
Unfortunately, too many bosses can’t see that. They take the attitude that their underlings should be grateful to even have jobs. It’s not just a cliché- I’ve worked for such bosses.
As for the turkey bonuses- two of my brothers were working at the same place for a few years. One year everyone got- not a turkey… but a cornish hen! (The same thing happened in a Christmas episode of SCTV!) Another year every employee got a first-aid book.
As for the expected bonus that doesn’t come- that was the dilemma in the first Christmas episode of The Simpsons.
This reminds me of a very old “Hagar The Horrible” strip. As Hagar is leaving the house with arms full of weapons, Helga asks him where he is going. Hagar says “to discuss Christmas bonuses.” She asks why he needs all those weapons to discuss bonuses. His reply: “Because there won’t be any.”
oldpine52 almost 6 years ago
Bosses tend to pull disappearing acts when the subject of bonuses comes up.
jmcenanly almost 6 years ago
Did she also intern under Bruce Wayne?
garcoa almost 6 years ago
Your year-end bonus is that you get to keep your job.
DaveQuinn almost 6 years ago
They tend to do a disappearing and when “work” comes up.
William Bludworth Premium Member almost 6 years ago
“Pow” instead of “Poof”? Are we sure Dana didn’t ZAP Rita and is now playing innocent?
WF11 almost 6 years ago
Having always worked in government we never saw bonuses, although there were always performance awards for the favored managers and the golden boys and girls. So, I may have a bit of “attitude” about the subject.
It seems to me that the whole idea of bonuses can create additional problems. For instance, when the workers see the same (frequently undeserving) people getting them year after year, it results in cynicism at best. Also, if a year end bonus is commonplace, it becomes expected and routine. I remember many years ago my mother talking about some relative who always got a Christmas bonus, and the family always counted on it; that year they didn’t get one and ended up in some serious financial difficulty. In another case, a friend told me that one year his workplace (an automobile service center) gave out turkeys instead of cash bonuses. Many of the workers were so angry about the lack of a cash bonus that they simply threw the turkeys away (at work)!
Scott Roberts almost 6 years ago
As you say: “when the workers see the same (frequently undeserving) people getting them year after year, it results in cynicism at best.”
Unfortunately, too many bosses can’t see that. They take the attitude that their underlings should be grateful to even have jobs. It’s not just a cliché- I’ve worked for such bosses.
As for the turkey bonuses- two of my brothers were working at the same place for a few years. One year everyone got- not a turkey… but a cornish hen! (The same thing happened in a Christmas episode of SCTV!) Another year every employee got a first-aid book.
As for the expected bonus that doesn’t come- that was the dilemma in the first Christmas episode of The Simpsons.
TheDOCTOR almost 6 years ago
I thought everyone would stare at Dana and she would say ….. “Wasn’t Me.”
Nick Danger almost 6 years ago
No lingering odor of brimstone?
Tkdgator almost 6 years ago
Will they be getting the “Jelly of the Month Club” memberships, at least?
T- Mak almost 4 years ago
This reminds me of a very old “Hagar The Horrible” strip. As Hagar is leaving the house with arms full of weapons, Helga asks him where he is going. Hagar says “to discuss Christmas bonuses.” She asks why he needs all those weapons to discuss bonuses. His reply: “Because there won’t be any.”