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amother
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 7:51 pm
Spinoff of the bonus thread.
My jaw was on the floor.
My husband makes 85k as Staff Accountant.
He gets a yearly New Years bonus of $360. Nothing Sukkos and Pesach. Occasionally some chocolate for Purim.
He does get some insurance benefits.
Anyone else, they or their husband gets more modest bonuses.
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amother
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:00 pm
I get no bonus. My bonus is I let me come back the next day. BH I have a job to go to!
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amother
Dustypink
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:05 pm
If this is about teachers getting a couple hundred dollars once a year...
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amother
Silver
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:11 pm
My husband has never received a bonus in his life. He works for a small jewish company. He's in a managerial position. He gets paid very nicely (more than 85k) but the most he'll get is a bottle of wine for yom tov.
My boss doesn't give official bonuses but he'll give me a cash bonus here and there whenever he feels I am doing an outstanding job. I have received anywhere between $250 and 1k. Some years I get nothing.
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Lightyellow
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:15 pm
My DH is in administration in a moised (not school) and travels quite a bit. He makes $105k. Before pesach and sukkos we get a case of wine and $250.
Our bonus is parsonage, tuition and camp paid directly coming out pretax (and anything else legal), all yomim tovim are vacation days and meaningful work.
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amother
DarkMagenta
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:21 pm
I worked for years as an executive for a large Jewish company that gave me amazing bonuses -$1500 for monthly goals, offers to use the owner’s private jet, etc. They were also toxic and abusive. I left this summer and have never felt more free and alive. Many times the pay and bonuses come at a price.
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Chambray
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:25 pm
I get a bonus (BH currently the target is about 20% of my salary, depending on financial performance of my company—big company. Though my bonus immediately goes to pay our property taxes so I don’t really see it). My husband has never gotten one and likely never will because he is self-employed.
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amother
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:26 pm
amother OP wrote: | Spinoff of the bonus thread.
My jaw was on the floor.
My husband makes 85k as Staff Accountant.
He gets a yearly New Years bonus of $360. Nothing Sukkos and Pesach. Occasionally some chocolate for Purim.
He does get some insurance benefits.
Anyone else, they or their husband gets more modest bonuses. |
Who doesn't love a big bonus? But really, it comes down to total compensation for the year. If someone else gets a $25,000 bonus and I get a $100 gift certificate, but I still brought in more income for the year, then so what?
You have to compare apples to apples. Look at everything. Salary. Benefits (insurance? 401K? sick and vacation days? Car/gas/toll/travel allowance? Any kind of discounts on merchandise, services, tuition, etc?)
Looking at bonus alone and getting upset is silly.
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amother
Oldlace
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:29 pm
My husband has never gotten a bonus ever. He is in manager position in a very small company. The most we got was gifts for our kid seven they where born and a bar mitzvah gift for my son.
I work in an office. I got $250. We also get gift cards weekly depending on how we perform.
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amother
Stone
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:39 pm
I am a special ed therapist through an agency -- 0 bonus (some years we get donuts or the like... didn't get any gift this year yet...unless you count from the school we were work...a small gift card and lunch)
I teach in a BY/ yeshiva - they're a month or two behind in paychecks.... - but I did get a $150 amex card, so that was nice!
my husband does title I (teaching paid by gov) and got $200. He works way fewer hours for them than I do at my jobs...
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amother
DarkGreen
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:41 pm
Dh doesn’t get any bonus
At my old job I got $250 or $500 before sukkos and pesach
At my current job no bonus and this year unfortunately no raise either
BH happy with my job though, I enjoy the work and my coworkers
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NeonYellow
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:44 pm
Pesach and succos I get 950. I work hard. Non profit agency
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ysydmom
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:48 pm
some years I get bonuses others not depending where I work at the time. I think that all business should give some sort of bonus at some point during the year it is great for employee moral.
Yes in the long run a bigger paycheck is better than a bonus but when everyone around you is getting bonuses you also want a bonus. It leaves bad taste not to give something. The extra few hundred typically won't hurt a successful business.
If the business is in bad shape I can see not giving a bonus but then something else should be given in exchange like a paid vacation day, leave early Chanukah, a scratch off lotto card or small gifts. It's a way to say thank you to the staff that has your back.
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amother
Waterlily
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:54 pm
amother Tiffanyblue wrote: | Who doesn't love a big bonus? But really, it comes down to total compensation for the year. If someone else gets a $25,000 bonus and I get a $100 gift certificate, but I still brought in more income for the year, then so what?
You have to compare apples to apples. Look at everything. Salary. Benefits (insurance? 401K? sick and vacation days? Car/gas/toll/travel allowance? Any kind of discounts on merchandise, services, tuition, etc?)
Looking at bonus alone and getting upset is silly. |
I totally agree. I happen to get a large bonus at work, but I would much prefer to just get paid more as my regular salary. If I leave my job in the middle of the year I’m giving up a large part of my compensation for the year. My husband doesn’t get a bonus but makes more.
It’s the same when people get large tax refunds. It just means you paid the IRS too much money all year.
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amother
Cantaloupe
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 8:58 pm
Dh gets $3-5k a year, I have a higher level position and make more than him and have never gotten a bonus at the frum or not frum companies I’ve worked for.
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Junglegreen
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 11:05 pm
Wow I’m really appreciating my company now, they give bonuses 3x a year for $1,000. Though I do complain that I’d rather make more than get a bonus they do come in handy YT time.
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amother
Razzmatazz
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 11:30 pm
I'm a provider in a preschool. I got a cute handwritten card from one of my students that said I love you with a heart....
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amother
Aqua
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 11:45 pm
Most people don't get bonuses.
Some industries, such as financial services, law firms, and BIG corporations, give out year-end bonuses as part of their incentive package.
If you don't work for one of these types of jobs, you aren't supposed to get a bonus. Don't let the floor hurt your jaw.
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mommy3b2c
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Tue, Dec 31 2024, 11:54 pm
ysydmom wrote: | some years I get bonuses others not depending where I work at the time. I think that all business should give some sort of bonus at some point during the year it is great for employee moral.
Yes in the long run a bigger paycheck is better than a bonus but when everyone around you is getting bonuses you also want a bonus. It leaves bad taste not to give something. The extra few hundred typically won't hurt a successful business.
If the business is in bad shape I can see not giving a bonus but then something else should be given in exchange like a paid vacation day, leave early Chanukah, a scratch off lotto card or small gifts. It's a way to say thank you to the staff that has your back. |
And what if the staff doesn’t have your back ? I’m pro giving bonuses , but not always does everyone deserve them . (If you work for me and you’re on here , not you. You deserve a bigger bonus. )
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