'This replaces the Christmas bonus': Employer gives workers a box of chocolates in lieu of holiday pay or a bonus

Life is like a box of chocolates — you never know what you're going to get! Sometimes you expect a Christmas bonus and, instead… get a box of chocolates! 

That's what these workers experienced when the new owners of their company decided to forego the usual Christmas bonus that the previous owners had offered, which coincided with also not paying them for working Christmas itself. Instead, they provided the disgruntled workers with a box of chocolates and the promise that at least the workers would be allowed to eat them while they worked.

Christmas may have come and gone, but you'd better bet that stories about the tone-deaf actions of employers over the holiday period are still rolling through like presents on Christmas morning.

Keep reading for the screenshots of the email that was shared to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Reddit user u/drakesux, along with some of the reactions from the resulting discussion. For more, check out these 15 people who shared the worst holiday gifts they received from employers.