Comments on: Really? You’re complaining about free money?

By: james

james — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:33:12 +0000

I agree that its very ironic to see how some people mock their companies when given a little extra cash for the season instead of being grateful and thankful for the bonus.

By: GrantS

GrantS — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:07:37 +0000

Hey thanks for clarifying the thing.

By: lulugal11

lulugal11 — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:01:06 +0000

I am a teacher and some of the teachers at my last school got a bonus on the students test scores. I heard a number of people complaining because they got lower bonuses than they expected.

I think the problem is that a lot of these people spend the money before they get it so when it is less than what they expect they get angry. I would just be happy to get any kind of bonus (did not get because I was new to the school) and I would just say woo hoo!!!!

I pick up change on the ground as well and just ignore the looks I get. I even have a friend who said he feels sorry for me because I get happy when I see a penny on the ground. Oh well.

By: mfd

mfd — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:20:09 +0000

I get that with some of my employees on their yearly compensation reviews. They’ll get a $1k-4k bump some give a funny look. I usually like to remind them that they are getting more than a 3% raise hassle free. Unions of thousands strike to get that kind of bump.

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:59:55 +0000

dogatemyfinances, that’s why I said “except in cases where “bonuses” are part of a person’s employment contract. (I don’t get a bonus at the job I have now, although my former boss did give me some chocolate, which was nice.)

By: dogatemyfinances

dogatemyfinances — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:51:57 +0000

Maybe at your job. Depends on the job. At my job, over 1/4 of my salary is paid out a lot in bonuses when projects are done. So, yes, I expect them and rely on them.

By: Fit Wallet

Fit Wallet — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:12:56 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I am shocked at some of the bonuses people in sales and other professions get–thousands of dollars per year! I work for a nonprofit social service agency, and we’re lucky if we get a $100 holiday bonus. This year we did, and I was grateful for every dime.