Depends on how well the attorneys in the office are doing. One attorney (that I don't work for a whole lot) got a huge payment in from a long running probate estate client. His paralegal got a cut of that as an incentive bonus for doing most of the legwork on it. However, it doesn't appear that we will be getting Christmas bonuses. I did get one last year, though.

I don't, but I give each one of my employees $100 at the Christmas party

We get a Christmas bonus right after Thanksgiving. It's fairly substantial ( about 10-15% of my annual salary) It cover's all of our families costs for the month of December, including Christmas presents and standard monthly expenses as well.

only if i work harder.

the guys get one though. a weeks pay

We give them out to our key contributors. Guys that make $100-150K/YR in salary generally take home $25-35K X-Mas bonuses.

Sadly, as an Owner, I don't qualify. Shit, I (nor any of the other Partners) haven't taken any sort of bonus or dividend out of the company in the 8 years since I've started this thing.

Dang, what business are you in? That is a hefty bonus to be able to give out.

Don't know. This is my first year with this company. My last company didn't, but the one before that gave out $100 for every year of employment.

Yeah, I did get a fairly decent one considering I've only been with my current employer for a little over a month. What's funny is my former employer was far more financially better off but they didn't give out squat.

Back in the day when I worked the pizza place part time we'd get a glass of expensive scotch/whiskey if we worked Christmas (at the time we were 1 of 3 places open.)

nope, but that's ok cause i'm a naughty bastard.
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When I worked for small family owned companies I did.

When I switched and started working for a larger corporation I did not.

Sucks.

If I worked for your company, I would rather have the bonus than the expensive Christmas party. In case you ever have to make that choice.


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I've never received a Chanukah bonus.

No. Frankly, I'm lucky to have a job this winter after losing mine earlier in the Fall. It's really hard out there to find good work. I feel for those still searching.

Yeah, but everyone gets to go to the party, not everybody gets a bonus. For the part time staff, the bonus would be fairly de minimis. If it's giving them $50 or having a party where we have raffles for a couple of nice televisions as well as a dessert competition where we'll have prizes, etc..., our part time staff has generally sided with the party.

And there's no way I could justify springing for the Pace Car edition. C'mon, man - that would just be extravagant.