looper804
Is it time to go home yet
after taxes your $1,000 bonus check was about $669
Right,I was going to mention that,but regardless it was nice to have around Christmas.
after taxes your $1,000 bonus check was about $669
True about going public.You never got a bonus? I might be aging myself.When I started in 86 we received $1000 bonus around Christmas time.Once Mr Casey passed on it was stopped.
Keep in mind people didn't have freezers when the company started.On UPSers there will likely be a blurb about the history of the turkey.
I remember when we got live turkeys but then I am old as dirt.
I like how the take charge reward card is taxed.. It doesnt show on the statement they mail, but if you log into upsers.com, you will see another paycheck for the amount of the card after taxes are taken out..
I think this is a better decision. Some people are vegetarians and have no use for a turkey. Others, like myself, prefer to order free-range organic turkeys. Or we might be having a lot of people over and the UPS turkey is too small. I always wind up donating my UPS turkey to a local food bank anyway, and I can do the same with the gift card. Another benefit to this choice is that processing, transporting and storing the turkeys to all the different locations is rather wasteful in terms of fuel and overall energy use compared to a gift card.
Either way, I think it is a mistake to develop a sense of entitlement around getting a turkey, and whether I get a turkey or a card I do appreciate the gesture.
That bonus was a "signing bonus" (bribe). $1000 to a full timer and $500 to a part timer. If the contract wasn't ratified, you wouldn't get your bribe...er "bonus".Are you talking about the bonus that was negotiated as part of your contract?
I've been here over 30 years and that's the only bonus I recall.
As far as turkeys go, I personally liked picking up my turkey. Most feedback I got was that people liked the changed to the voucher.
By the way, the corporate communication that went out on the Turkeys said that it was due to the supplier saying that our order could not be filled due to their facing of "business difficulties".
P-Man
If it wasn't the bonus, it was when we went public!
What bonus?