Google cancels staff Christmas bonus...but gives them a free G1 phone!

Greenlizard0 · 24 Dec 2008 at 15:35

memory said:
bonus ? i dont even get holiday pay.
saying that i might not even have a job to go back to lol

Know something about the Royals you wanna share?

SexyGreyFox · 24 Dec 2008 at 15:37

Dj_Jestar said:
People need to stop becoming dependant on their bonus. Too many times I've seen people include their bonus into their budget.

I've also witnessed 1000s including their overtime into their budget.

Amnesia · 24 Dec 2008 at 15:38

Greenlizard0 said:
Know something about the Royals you wanna share?

what would the royals have to do with xmas bonus ?

Raymond Lin · 24 Dec 2008 at 15:40

We don't get bonuses in our company, partners and fee earners gets 2 cases of wine, and the support staff get crystals glasses.

Ben M · 24 Dec 2008 at 15:52

memory said:
what would the royals have to do with xmas bonus ?

your location

Ev0 · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:00

Raymond Lin said:
We don't get bonuses in our company, partners and fee earners gets 2 cases of wine, and the support staff get crystals glasses.

Perfect, you've get glasses to drink the wine and they don't

No bonus for me this year but only as I missed the cut off date, if I'd have started 22 days sooner I'd have got it. Worse thing is I was contracting there for 3 months previous, but I think it all even's out as the increase in wages contracting for those days offsets the bonus. But I'd still rather have had it in a lump now

Sweetloaf · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:09

I work in the pharmaceutical industry, with the increase in influenza cases this year things are looking good for me

meghatronic · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:10

dalin80 said:
that is well paid.

Not really....

Zip · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:16

Hatter The Mad said:
Most people have dependants, so whereas you can live "well" on the national average, a family could not.

BS.
I know this is Australia but our "national Average" Is 64k a year.

I dont think i even know that many people on that much so my guess is someone is setting the Average ballance in the wrong end some how.

And either way my mum raised 4 of us on her own with very minor help from the welfare people in a salery of 25k AUD a year.

A lot of people do it on 40k a year.

A single parent could easilly rase a famly on 64k a year. it would be a peice of **** and have **** all money problems.
Get a Partner in on it and have them both on national average and it would be a walk in the park then.

The "National Average" is well paid. If you dont think then you have **** money budgeting skills

Mikoyan · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:18

I got Adopt A Donkey Gift Box..nice gift tbh I get to help a neglected donkey!

Matteysan · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:27

To be fair I wouldn't complain about that, least they are given something & if they don't like it they can always sell it on to make some money anyway?

I'd be happy to have a G1 as a gift/bonus.

-Ad- · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:30

No bonus for me this year either :confused:

ironman · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:32

dalin80 said:
no it is well paid, anyone could very comfortably live off that easily. hell its 10k a year more then what iam on as a full time worker.

£24k is not amazing pay at all, you say you are on £14k and work full time? That is very low..

Matteysan · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:35

gurdas said:
£24k is not amazing pay at all, you say you are on £14k and work full time? That is very low..

A lot of people are like that though in factory jobs e.t.c, last job I was working I was getting 12k a year full time work as well. so 24k is amazing compared to 12k/14k

Hatter The Mad · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:35

Zip said:
BS.
I know this is Australia but our "national Average" Is 64k a year.

I dont think i even know that many people on that much so my guess is someone is setting the Average ballance in the wrong end some how.

And either way my mum raised 4 of us on her own with very minor help from the welfare people in a salery of 25k AUD a year.

A lot of people do it on 40k a year.

A single parent could easilly rase a famly on 64k a year. it would be a peice of **** and have **** all money problems.
Get a Partner in on it and have them both on national average and it would be a walk in the park then.

The UK != Austrailia.

The "National Average" is well paid. If you dont think then you have **** money budgeting skills

Actually, I'm pretty confident in my chances by claiming that I am better at money managing than you (as I am against the majority of people). I still think it isn't "well" paid. You couldn't raise a family comfortably on £25k a year here, especially in the south.

Hate · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:35

Damn, they say dream phone then land the poor buggers with a G1

ironman · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:43

Mattey1 said:
A lot of people are like that though in factory jobs e.t.c, last job I was working I was getting 12k a year full time work as well. so 24k is amazing compared to 12k/14k

I just don't understand how anyone can sustain themselves on that, as a part time maybe but full time? Outgoings must be minimal, I'm on £17k pa and thats just working weekends whilst i'm at uni and I just about cope.

Zip · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:45

Hatter The Mad said:
The UK != Austrailia.

Indeed But our "National Average" Is just as bloated as yours

People will Strugle but they can live off a fraction of the national Average. And im sure its the same for the uk aswell

Hatter The Mad · 24 Dec 2008 at 16:50

Zip said:
People will Strugle but they can live off a fraction of the national Average. And im sure its the same for the uk aswell

No, it is not the same for the UK. You could not raise an average family comfortably on the average salary, which is why we have the biggest benefits system in the world, and are the biggest consumer of government benefit.