Apparently they do! My current employer gives out year-end bonuses, which I’m always happy to receive, since extra money is extra money. I’m always surprised by a bonus because I don’t work in sales, so I never figure that I should get one, but I have gotten one from several of my employers over the years, now including this one.
Today I got my official letter, and I must say, I am absolutely floored by the amount I’m getting. Floored, I tells ya! It’s a cah-ray-zee amount (IMO), but of course I’m more than willing to take it. It’s based on a number of factors, such as company performance, department performance and personal performance. My boss told me I maxed out the personal performance part as he absolutely loves me (*pats self on back*), and then also the department performance part because our department was recently restructured to be “leaner”, so that saved the bank some money. (I have mentioned in the past that I work at a bank, right?) Needless to say this bonus will certainly be welcomed as it will let me make a serious dent on one of my credit cards. Yippie!
Now before you start writing in to tell me I shouldn’t be bragging about getting a bonus when some people don’t even have a job, let me stop you right now. I’m NOT going to apologize, because I work hard at my job, and I’m good at it, so a little “thank you” from my employer in the form of a bonus is fine and dandy for me. I realize not all companies give out bonuses, but mine does, so thank you to them for giving it to me.
And don’t worry, I’m not going to go all crazy and spend it on frivolous stuff. Given the amount of debt I have, I can’t possible do that and still live with myself. I will say that I will splurge on one of my Needs (probably a new bed), since that will have some additional fringe benefits of making me a happier, more productive person since I’ll be well-rested every night. But that’s it, the rest goes into the debt pile. Talk about a Snowflake!