Did work get you a Xmas gift?

Internal promotion so that was a nice 5% rise in salary, also got a 5% bonus.

Considering what's going on in the world at the moment I am very thankful for both, I did bust my arse for the bonus!
 
Im not too sure yet if i'll get anything gift wise and not too fussed if i dont tbh. I did get my bosses a bottle of Kraken and a bottle of Roku Gin. They have been good to me this year tbh.
 
work for a well hated delivery company.( not as a courier)

got a £5 greggs voucher, 2 finger kitkat, 2 pack of cookies, pack of cup a soups, company branded pen and company branded thermal bottle.
 
Have in past years - nothing this year, probably, I've managed to blag breaking up for Christmas earlier than the rest so maybe I got excluded LOL.
 
ironically? the best xmas gift I've had from an employer was the worst job I've had...working at the Sky call centre, gift box with a bottle of Baileys and some glasses, think there was some decent high street vouchers too

anywhere else has ranged from nothing to some free food being handed out, one place they had someone going round in a Santa hat handing out sweets like refreshers/lovehearts etc...felt like I was back at school :p
 
There are still UK companies offering stock options, not sure how common it is nowadays. Some have performance underpins for the company, some are personal. If you are very lucky you have no performance criteria beyond a service term.
 
I was lucky enough to land the position. Taking a £20k pay rise in the process. (Was a teacher on pay scale M5 prior).

So.. to be told that I'm doing great, and be paid a decent wage is enough for me.
 
tres said:
For the first time yes (NHS)

£250 and an extra day of annual leave and a card.
Massively appreciated by everyone I think. It's been a hellish two years.
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Jeez dude. You'd never expect that from the NHS! I'm NHS too, and I think an extra day's AL would have to go through the Payroll dept. They fill in a form to update your AL entitlement then it shows up as the extra day on whatever rostering system you use. Did everyone in the Trust get the £250 and the extra day? Or was it directorate-level, issued out by the directorate lead?

At my 3 workplaces then:

MOD:

Xmas gift? No.
Xmas dinner? Not paid for but was eaten in the afternoon during company time.
Extra time off? Yes, the MOD gives you 27th Dec as an extra bank holiday (plus 2 more BHs at other times of the year).

Private sector computing firm:

Xmas gift? No.
Xmas dinner? We only got the 1st drink paid for by the MD. Dinner was eaten outside of company time.
Extra time off? Yes, on Xmas Eve, we would have a buffet at 12noon then get dismissed at 1PM, so half a day off.

NHS:

Xmas gift? Usually no, but one manager I had for a few years gave us yearly gifts at around the £25-£30 mark.
Xmas dinner? Not paid for and was usually also outside of company time.
Extra time off? No. Leave entitlement is pretty decent as it is though with 33 days + 8 bank holidays.
 
kitkat9933 said:
yeh US based. The old golden handful of RSUs that vest over 4 years at every set given.
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Nice! It's too bad that HMRC absolutely loves to tax RSUs (much like cash bonuses). I remember losing well over 50% of my RSUs to tax when I still lived in the UK.

SpeedFreak said:
There are still UK companies offering stock options, not sure how common it is nowadays. Some have performance underpins for the company, some are personal. If you are very lucky you have no performance criteria beyond a service term.
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Nice. I have never met anyone who does receive them, but I am sure that you can get them (and maybe RSUs) once you hit a (very high) level of seniority. In the USA, many/most tech companies give them to most of the regular staff and you don't need to effectively be an executive to get them.
 
jon86 said:
Nice! It's too bad that HMRC absolutely loves to tax RSUs (much like cash bonuses). I remember losing well over 50% of my RSUs to tax when I still lived in the UK.

Nice. I have never met anyone who does receive them, but I am sure that you can get them (and maybe RSUs) once you hit a (very high) level of seniority. In the USA, many/most tech companies give them to most of the regular staff and you don't need to effectively be an executive to get them.
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54.95% on vesting and then capital gains/losses post that at the 45 tax band.

for our company I think everyone gets RSUs on joining and every year but at various levels, except interns and the more entry style jobs.
 
builder22 said:
ironically? the best xmas gift I've had from an employer was the worst job I've had...working at the Sky call centre, gift box with a bottle of Baileys and some glasses, think there was some decent high street vouchers too

anywhere else has ranged from nothing to some free food being handed out, one place they had someone going round in a Santa hat handing out sweets like refreshers/lovehearts etc...felt like I was back at school :p
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Maybe not the worst employer but when I worked for Screwfix, who certainly weren't amongst the better places I've worked for how they treat staff, they did fairly decent gifts at Easter and Christmas, especially if certain targets were met in the run up. Quite a few years ago now though so no idea what they are like these days.
 
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