My hospital doesn’t, and hasn’t as long as I’ve been here (5 years). But hey, we’re told we should be happy because we just opened a brand-new, state-of-the-art PICU!
I never got one, when I worked. No raises or 401K matching either.
I’ve never given out Christmas bonuses, however I’ve always distributed end of year bonuses a week prior to the end of the year. Because I have to take taxes out, I figure out the bonus amount that gives the desired amount on the check face.
I don’t get jack shit extra from my employer. They wouldn’t even pay me my salary if they could get away with it.
I’m a teacher. This year my Christmas “bonus” was a backpack with the name and coat-of-arms of our county embroidered onto it. Woohoo! 
(All the teachers got the same thing, which means, of course, that no one will use it, for fear of confusing it with everybody else’s.)
Last year when I was temping at a different company, I got a Honey-baked ham just like everyone else, which was nice. But all the years I was a Federal employee, I got nothing. I think before that, when I was a teen working at my dad’s office, they gave me a $25 bonus, which was a lot of money in 1971 considering my pay was $2/hr.
Yes, the federal government does not give Christmas bonuses.
Guess I should be appreciative…me and my husband both work for the same company, and receive $230.00 in gift cards (to be used at the store).
Ouch, do you work for a “if you don’t like it, we can fill your position in 5 minutes” company?
For years we never received a Christmas bonus, but we would always get something from the VP…a bottle of wine or a gift certificate or even an ice scraper (hey, it was SOMETHING). This year we have a new VP and he gave us nothing. Just absolutely nothing. Didn’t throw a Christmas party like our last VP, not even a “Merry Christmas” email. He just skulked out of the office on the last day before break and avoided everyone. Now that’s the way to keep our office morale high!
I’ve always gotten something when I worked in the private sector, but nothing in the public or nonprofit sectors.
I worked for a public school and my husband at a public university. No bonuses, which is how it should be. We did give a very small token to the ten people he managed, but that was our own money.
Never got a Christmas bonus at any job I worked. The only bonus I got (paid out in April) was when working on a maintenance contract for the Air Force. Bonuses were given to management depending on the rating score given to the contract performance. The last year I was there, the bonus was $12,000 (gross).
I just found out about 20 minutes ago that I got a bonus. Not sure if it’s a Christmas bonus or a Holiday bonus or bonus tied to a recent project completion, boss just messaged me and said “you have a bonus on your next check!” It was in addition to a $100 “Holiday bonus” that was given to every employee.
I was pretty surprised. I’ve never gotten bonuses except when I’ve worked at very small (< 10 people) companies. This place just went over the 800 employee mark, so definitely a lot bigger.
Kinda nice, especially seeing as it was totally unexpected!
No bonus, no Christmas card-just a curt email telling us that nobody is allowed to take vacation time during the holiday season.
I didn’t get anything but my wife’s boss usually gives her around $3k (before taxes) as a holiday bonus. Probably based on a percentage of her salary or something.
I work for the public sector as a government employee, no bonuses here.
:dubious: “I don’t give out Christmas bonuses, but I do give out a bonus around Christmas!”
When I worked blue-collar jobs, I got a ham or a turkey or a modest check. When I worked for Wall Street firms, I got a year-end bonus that was as much as 20% of my salary. Since I left Wall Street thirteen years ago to work for a Fortune 500 technology company, no year-end bonuses. I occasionally qualify for a quarterly bonus tied to quality targets.
My employer does not give Christmas bonuses, but if you meet certain criteria, you receive longevity pay, which is essentially a bonus and which coincidentally comes in your last November paycheck. As someone who meets the criteria, I have to say, it’s quite handy.