Bonus? I get a bonus?
26 August 2006
by
Jb
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News
So today I got my bi-annual bonus payment from work. I’ve been at this company for a year and a half, so I’m still impressed that I get a bonus at all. I don’t work in sales, or anything like that, so I’m impressed that I do get one. Hell, the entire company gets one! It’s based on the company’s peformance and your own personal performance, so it’s definitely something that can be affected by what I do, but not entirely. This also means that I have a performance review every 6 months, which is a little nerve wracking. I don’t like reviews, not that I have ever had a bad one, but just the idea of scrutiny from management makes me nervous. And being as I am already a self-introspective kind of gal, this extra review drives me bonkers.
On a happy note to the review, I actually got a promotion and a raise, which is always nice. This will definitely help out with my debt repayment, so that I don’t have to get a part-time job or anything. I could’ve just carried on as I was doing in my repayment, but I’m getting a little tired of having it over my head, you know? So I was contemplating doing a little somethin’ somethin’ on the side to help out. I’m already selling anything & everything I can on eBay, which is netting me some nice pocket change, but not enough to seriously impact my debt repayment. (only about $100 a month or so, which isn’t small change, just not enough to seriously dent the debt, you know?) But an extra $200 per paycheque will definitely help. (that’s about how much more I’m grossing with the raise) Pretty cool.
Upon recalculating my debt repayment schedule with the new salary and the bonus payment, I think I’ll be able to shave a few months off my schedule. So instead of being debt free by Aug. 2007, I should be debt free by May 2007! Yeehaw.