What’s the Worst Christmas ‘Bonus’ You’ve Ever Received?

I think I have you all beat. I know some people don't get Christmas bonuses. Saying you don't get one, doesn't count. I'm strictly talking to those people that do.

I know, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. It's the thought that counts. But my thing is, if you're helping a company make millions of dollars, the least they could do is give you a decent Christmas bonus. Now, it doesn't have to be cash. Could be gift cards, whatever. But a little something would be nice.

My first year in radio, I was 15 years old doing part time on a radio station in Wisconsin. Now, granted, back then the minimum wage was $3.35 an hour. The station I worked for made a pretty good chunk of money. So, Christmas time comes around and they would always tack our paychecks to a bulletin board, in a sealed envelope and right below it, there were gift wrapped presents for each employee. You could tell they were all the same thing because they were all the same size and I wondered what it could be. Well, when I got outside, I ripped open the box to find a fruit cake. Nasty old thing. Ick. Who eats these things?? The extra, extra bonus was in the check envelope. Inside a small red colored envelope. "What could this be?" I thought to myself. Well, turns out to be a crisp $5 bill. 5 BUCKS! $5 and a fruitcake. Well, Merry Christmas to me! $5! What am I supposed to do with 5 buck?!?

SO, since the "fruitcake incident" I've learned to appreciate the gift cards, turkeys or Christmas tree.