This week I got my first holiday bonus. Its $635 represents a little under 2% of my annual salary. That’s right, I am rolling in the dough. Seeing as how I have only been with my company for nine months I am pretty pleased with their offer to funnel their money into my pockets. Keep it coming Uncle Bob.
As pleasantly surprised as I was about getting this windfall I was also a little shocked to see just how much the actual check was made out for – $352.29. The Fed and the glorious state of California took out more money from my bonus check than they do from my normal semi-monthly paycheck. I hope I get some of it back in couple of months. No interest loans rock!
But in all seriousness, holiday bonuses are pretty interesting when you think abou them. Why aren’t they just incorporated into the salary of an individual, especially when they are a predetermined amount like mine is. The largest bonus I can receive is the equivalent of two weeks pay. That is the bonus that I get. I either get it or I don’t.
This holiday bonus thing just doesn’t make sense to me.
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