Today, my boss decided that a mug and a public 'thank you' were a sufficient substitute for a Christmas bonus. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, after having spent days working on it, I finished off a really elaborate seasonal greetings card for my boss. When I gave it to him, he took one look at it, flicked it in his trash can and said, "Fuck off, Steve." So much for a Christmas bonus. FML
Today, everyone at the office was finally presented with the bonuses our boss had promised to pay us by the end of last year. Turns out he was never authorized to promise any such thing, so he ended up just giving us signed "thank you" letters instead. FML
Today, my boss sent me a text message saying, "You're fired. Merry Christmas!" FML
Today, my boss sent a Christmas present… to my dog. FML
Today, I asked my boss for a raise. He gave me a cupcake. FML
Today, after 3 years of hard work, very little vacation and no raises, our boss got us a crappy box of drug store cookies as an employee appreciation gift. Which he ended up eating. FML
Today, my boss announced that instead of holiday bonuses being on the cards, the company is going under and we'll all be out of a job next year. FML
Today, I discovered that as thanks for my successful efforts to increase my company's monthly revenue, my dumbass of a boss has been awarded a pay bonus. He's wasted no time telling everyone about the sports car he's planning to buy with it. FML
Today, during our office Secret Santa gift exchange, I unwrapped my gift to find a mug that says, "World’s Okayest Employee." Everyone laughed. My boss added, "Well, it’s accurate." FML
Today, my boss thought it would be a great idea to delay paying me until after Christmas. There goes rent, bills, food and of course Christmas presents. FML
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Top comments
Welshite 40
At least you got that. Bonuses aren't guaranteed, and some bosses don't recognize their employees' hard work.
Sebastian2022 22
I'm sorry OP he might be like Scrooge, damaged at a young age. :/ Anyways, Merry Christmas! :)
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Comments (113)
sickerthanyou 13
it depends what kind of work you do, knowing that workers at pizza hut and plaid pantry get $25 bonuses and you don't, makes me say FYL
JanisEvans 10
Christmas boni aren't mandatory.
IXChaosDragonXI 13
At least you got a mug, I won't even get that from my boss. No Christmas bonus for me.
freezerpop22 4
It is time for your crazy brother in law to kidnap him and bring him to your house so you can confront him in front of your whole family. He will then relent and give you the bonus because you've paid the non-refundable deposit on the pool already.
worldclassrager 41
It's better than nothing...maybe you can get something out of it...
Avery001 6
I work at a restaurant and my boss gave added an extra $20 to my check. I honestly really appreciated it. It's the thought that counts. I really wasn't expecting anything.
pwmjm 9
I agree, that's a sorry excuse for Christmas bonus, however you should count yourself lucky you got anything at all. I have a friend who got an envelope from her boss and thought it was a bonus and turned out it was a layoff notice. FHL
Ty_Peer 4
What did you get him? It's not like he has to give out bonuses...
gaelicdarkwater 6
We don't get Christmas bonuses. My husband's company offers a secret Santa thing, but that's employees buying for other employees. The company doesn't do anything. Worse, the pay is so low that no one can afford to participate in Secret Santa.
rwoody81 1
How ungrateful of you. Be thankful you got anything. So many employees just wish their boss would just acknowledge them at all, let alone in public. And be happy you got anything at all that could be considered a bonus. There are millions of people out there that would consider just having a regular paycheck a bonus. Spoiled brat. Just because Thanksgiving is over doesn't mean it's okay to be selfish again.
theBadGuy37 9
Be careful. Apparently your comment can be moderated for telling the OP to quit being a whiner.