30 Times Employees Expected Something Great For A Holiday Bonus But Got These ‘Insults’ Instead (New Pics)

A year-end bonus (also called a "Christmas bonus") is a reward paid to an employee at the end of the year. So if you demonstrated exceptional performance, met the key goals and hit the milestones, you can expect a monetary (but not only) reward.

And while most workers would agree that a little something is always better than nothing, in some particular cases, that’s not exactly true. In fact, bosses and managers can be really, really cheap.

As we’re all about to face what's in the end-of-year bonus for us, these people have already had it and were left with mere crumbs that cannot be called a decent ‘bonus’ from any perspective. The images speak for themselves, and I just leave the stage to them.

More pics of insulting bonuses which left people scratching their heads and thinking of a better job to start the New Year with can be found in our previous article.

We also spoke with Christine Mitterbauer, a licensed and ICF-approved career coach and serial entrepreneur who shared some insights into whether annual bonuses are a good idea, as well as what kind of bonuses are reasonable and what aren’t. Scroll down to find out what she had to say.

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The Company I Work For Gave Us Our “Christmas Bonus” It’s $25 For In-Store Use Only And They’re Taxing Us At The End Of The Month Whether We Use It Or Not

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30 Times Employees Expected Something Great For A Holiday Bonus But Got These ‘Insults’ Instead (New Pics)

The Company I Work For Gave Us Our “Christmas Bonus” It’s $25 For In-Store Use Only And They’re Taxing Us At The End Of The Month Whether We Use It Or Not

Instead Of Giving Us A Much Needed Christmas Bonus, They Got Us A Pool/Ping Pong Table. Never Even Half Enough Time On Break Or Lunch To Even Play. Company Made ~45 Billion In Profits Last Year

The Company I Work For Canceled Our Yearly Bonuses/Raises And Gave Us A $5 Starbucks Gift Card And An Ornament Instead

Girlfriend's Christmas Bonus

Yes, That's Definitely What Happened

My Company’s “Christmas Bonus”

My Christmas Bonus

I Mean, I’d Rather Have The Bonus I Was Screwed Out Of, Or The 20+ Employees In My Department That Were Laid Off Right Before The Holidays, But This About Makes Up For It

I'm A Skilled Tradesman Who Is Supposed To Get A $3000 Bonus At The End Of The Year For Making The Company $150,000 In Profit, Per My Contract. I Doubled It, Which Is Supposed To Increase My Bonus. This Is What I Received. 100% Done With This Industry

Not From A Child’s Birthday Party. This Is Legit Our “Company Christmas Gift” (We Don’t Get Bonuses)

Walmart Holiday Bonus

This Was My Dad's Only Christmas Bonus From The Company He's Worked At For Over 20 Years: A $20 Off Coupon For A Frozen Turkey. My Mom Got A Christmas Ornament

Bonus Cut

My Xmas Bonus. Yes, That's A Packet Of Lipton Cup Of Soup. But It Comes With A Cup And A Little Bow, So, You Know, All Good

Cancelled Bonus

Some People Get Bonuses For Christmas. Every Employee At My Office Got This From Our Boss. Nothing Else. No Bonus, No Candy Canes. After Christmas We're Going To Have A Office-Wide Conference Call To Discuss. This Is Not A Joke

Christmas Bonus This Year

We Used To Get Small But Appreciated Xmas Bonuses. Now We Just Get Spam Emails Pretending To Be A Bonus. The Bonus Is A Free Registration To A Mandatory Internet Safety Class!

I Work For A Company That's Very Well Placed On The Fortune 500 List

Christmas Bonus (Worked Here A Total Of 9 Years)

Been Working Here For 5 Years, And Each Year It’s Gone Down From A $100 Actual Bonus To This S**t

Thank You For Working Hard This Year! For Your Bonus And Annual Gift, Here’s A Pewter Ornament With The Company Logo. We’re Going To Advertise Our Hospital On Your Christmas Tree At Home

My Husband Got His Xmas Bonus At Work

I Got My Christmas Bonus Today! #blessed

Ladies And Gentlemen, This Year’s Holiday Bonus

This Was My Husbands Xmas Bonus. He’s Been There 7 Years And His Job Requires A Degree. The CEO Made $5.3 Million Last Year. Even If You Times $30 By The Number Of Employees They Have It’s Still Less Than What He Made By Almost Half. The Company Itself Is Worth $123bn

Check Out The Awesome "Bonus" I Got At My Work Christmas Party

Who Needs An End Of Year Bonus Anyway?

My Mom's Employer Informed Their Staff That They Would Not Be Getting A Bonus This Year, But Hey, At Least They Got This Cringe Xl Shirt

My Entire Store's Christmas Bonus Is This Box Of Cookies

This Is The Last Check I Got From My Former Employer. It Was Supposed To Be The Xmas Bonus But I Quit A Week Before Xmas. They Decided That The Bonus Is For The Coming Year Not For The Past Year's Work. I Could Never Understand Why Even They Bothered. Why Write A Check For Zero Dollars?

“Bonus”

Record Breaking Profits And This Is Our Christmas Bonus. 10 Years Running. What's Yours?

That Christmas Bonus To Ease Your Grandmas Cost Of Living Woes

I Don’t Get A Christmas Bonus This Year But At Least I Get Microwave Pizza If My Department Is The Most Festive

Prior To Our Acquisition, We Used To Get $500 + $500 For Every Year We’ve Been With The Company As Our Holiday Bonus. I Was Expecting A $2000 Holiday Bonus This Year. This Is The Text My Entire Team Got. Technically, We’ve Only Been With This New Company For 89 Days

Our MET Xmas Bonus

Overwhelmingly Grateful For My Year End Raise And Xmas Bonus Combined In One!

My Xmas Bonuses This Year

Xmas Bonus

Xmas Bonus

Bonus Worth Pennies Compared To Profit. In My Field Of Choice For 15 Years, Earn $20k Less Than Previous Job And This Is The Bonus. Been With The Company For 15 Months And Work My A** Off To Get This As A Holiday Bonus. Felt Like A Slap To The Face And I Wanted To Quit When I Saw It

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