Re: South Walton Fire Board
Noone said take anything away. The question is why increase the bonus from a $25.00 gift ecertificate to $200.
Not the time to do that when the rest of the world has basically abandoned this practice.
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I really thought that you stated in post #7, "Why a bonus at all ?"
I'm not sure what you mean about the rest of the world basically abanodoning the practice of giving a Christmas bonus to full time employees. Most business owners I know never stopped giving a bonus. Maybe I live in la-la land.
In the businesses where I worked, most owners and managers would be laughed at for giving a Christmas bonus on only 3% of their weekly earnings. Here is a big bonus check for $25, now go buy your son and daughter some toys. Don't spend it all in one place. (right) Typically, in the places where I worked, full time employees averaged bonuses between 25%-100% of weekly salaries, depending on the job positions. There were also typically requirements that the full time employee had to have worked at the company for a minimum of 6 months to receive the annual bonus, but one company always waved that and paid the full timers a bonus, too. Employees remember small things like that which can make a big difference in morale, turnover, service provided, going beyond the call of duty, etc.