LOL...this really hits a chord! i have always thought it rude for someone to rely on a bonus. yeh its nice, but you shouldnt rely on it... i was in management for 4 years - and oh boy, last christmas headquarters couldnt afford the regular "big gift card to target" bonus they normally give --- so our local management staff did the best we can to give our 130 operators a nice christmas from us at least (signed every card personally, bought each person treats and candy with our own money, etc).... but oh boy, did we have a riot on our hands. some of them threw their personalized cards back at us and said it was a "slap in the face" because they didnt get their normal Target Card.
psh. ungreatful bunch of... hrm.
those were the same people who continued getting "regular raises" on schedule while us management worked for 3 strait years without any raises.
and..those were the same people who complained about how much their raise was (what else did they expect?? they got 3% yearly and an additional 1% based on good performance!!).
those were also the same people that I (being head HR and payroll person at our center) knew were getting every govermental aid in the book...
all of us on the management staff just had to grin and bear it when our employees complained - they had no clue that we had to forgo our own raises for years.
anyway... so.. people definately expect too much from employers.
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