'They actually make money of the bonus they provide': Large company doles out $11,000 bonuses to three supervisors, gives warehouse workers a 15% in-store discount

A holiday bonus can be a tricky thing. You want to show appreciation to your cohorts, but you have to make sure that it comes across fairly to everyone. Sure, nobody expects the C-suite folks to get the same amount as the custodial staff, but wouldn't that actually be nice? Don't those workers need that money a little bit more? In any case, bonuses can be an opportunity for some resentment to arise in the workplace, especially if you get to discussing what everyone received while hanging out in the break room. You want to feel valued and seen at work, and money is the number one way employers can show that, it's that simple.

In this story, though, one worker was not so lucky as to be fairly appreciated by their employer. In fact, their Christmas bonus felt more like a slap in the face than it did a genuine gesture of thanks.

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On behalf of their husband, one worker set the scene for an unfortunate tale of Christmas bonuses. This example is particularly egregious when it comes to comparing and contrasting. One was an exceptionally generous bonus, while the other was an opportunity to give more money to their employer. Read on for the story and decide what you think.
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This warehouse worker was surprised to find that his Christmas bonus paled in comparison to his supervisor's.

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They appealed to other workers to weigh in on if they thought this was fair, and unsurprisingly, they were sympathetic.

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