@zerodollarcoaching: If you have $15K for a Christmas party but no money for raises, you aren't appreciating employees—you're throwing a party for yourself. #leadership #management #businessowner
We gave all team members a $2,500 end of year bonus and did a team lunch. We do raises on their anniversary and cost of living adjustments. We do have quarterly bonuses for our team also. We have a small team of 25 but try to take care of them throughout the year.
2026-10-01 20:43:19
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Denise Angela Poynter :
we dont get a Christmas party, but we do get a "Staff appreciation party" 😏
2026-10-21 15:02:10
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Caribbean Corna :
If only they still called it a Christmas party. Everyone changing it to holiday or winter party now. smfh
2026-10-21 13:10:03
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tamhoghead :
You say things that I have said for years!!
2026-10-21 15:17:12
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dominion basketball :
you can write off the party
2026-10-01 16:37:46
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Typal1983 :
We stopped doing Christmas parties and started doing cash
2026-10-01 17:02:01
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punkinjawamlm :
I was a custodian for many years. I stopped going to employee appreciation gatherings bc I was expected to clean up. That’s not appreciating me. That’s just adding to my work load.
2026-10-02 10:15:43
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zoxoxo95 :
My company gives us bonus checks around Christmas instead of a party. Absolutely love it 👍🏼
2026-10-02 18:18:43
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Kimberly6977🙋🏼♀️ :
I’ve always said this. Divide whatever you were planning to spend on the party amongst all the employees. We spend all day with these people, most of us don’t want to hang out outside work hours.
2026-10-02 12:15:17
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KM :
Save the party, the dinner, the gifts and the white elephant gift. Just put that $ on our paycheck.
2026-10-05 22:04:33
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Brenda :
I don’t go to Company Christmas parties or any party for that matter
2026-10-02 09:08:20
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jaxxiemc :
The last office I worked for literally had a 20,000 Christmas party for other offices that referred to them. Our “party” was an office gathering where we had to cook the food and bring it in. And the kicker? We got 25.00 for our Christmas gift. But yet there’s no money for raises. 🤣
2026-10-02 11:19:05
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Wanda V :
My company just announced that the Christmas party was cancelled and the money will be distributed in our yearly bonus, I rather have that
2026-10-07 12:58:27
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Dave H :
AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH!!!! to hell with the picnics and parties and pizza! give me a RAISE
2026-10-01 19:04:55
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Paulette❌ :
Exactly, I spend a lot of hours there I don’t want to spend a day off with co-workers breaking bread I rather go out to dinner with my family.
2026-10-01 21:57:35
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Christianne :
I don't know what you're the boss of or what the job is, but can I apply? lol
2026-10-08 18:49:39
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Kim 🌹🌷🪻 :
Thank you for saying this!!! I need the money. Not to mention you have to spend even more money to buy clothes to wear to this freaking thing!
2026-10-01 22:51:13
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Marcus Renard :
Cost of living isn’t a raise.. A raise is when the company calls you in and says you are a great employee you go the extra mile and you hardly ever call off we are going to bump your pay up more then the cost of living increases
2026-10-01 18:52:28
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justinlooymans :
Corporations will spend every cent they can on everything except staff raises.
2026-10-01 23:48:35
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Mark Markguyver Gibb :
😡Working at one large Canadian chain store, they wanted us to have potluck dinners PLUS pay like $5-10 extra for what the "company paid for"... drspite us ALREADY PAYING A COMPANY EVENT FEE from our paychecks!🤬
2026-10-01 20:42:55
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HILDY5477 :
write off for the company....cash isn't in an envelope
2026-10-02 03:23:21
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Trevor✝️ :
these days, there's far more people that are aware of employer tactics. meal parties are tax deductible. raises aren't. bonuses aren't
2026-10-02 12:27:23
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steve m :
What’s a company Christmas party?
2026-10-01 22:03:35
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Tyler Volz :
My ideal company Christmas party is me going home and sitting on my couch. Just pay me
2026-10-01 20:20:58
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Gdub1987 :
Luckily we get raises every year, and I've been able to question and ask for more than what they were going to give me. And we still get a card with cash or a gift basket every Christmas along with a Christmas party with buffet and open bar.. I might have lucked out at this company. boss even gets nice custom watches made for every person who reaches the 10 yr mark.
2026-10-01 17:39:44
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