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In reply to the discussion: Why $1,000 One Time Bonuses are Part of the Tax Scam [View all]Ms. Toad
(34,319 posts)I'm pretty sure they were rolled out for the PR - likely by executives working in concert with each other - for the purpose of countering the failed trickle-down economy reality.
My employee group is the only one at the university I work at that has not had a raise for 4 years. We were given (1) a week's additional paid leave last year and (2) a one-time $1,000 bonus this year. Meanwhile, everyone else has another thousand or so built into their base, so when we all get a % raise, my raise will be worth less because someone thought one-time compensation was just hunky dory for our employment group.
. . . and, as for the additional paid time off - since I work 80-100 hours a week because it takes that much time to do my job, the paid time off just meant I was donating more hours - since the work doesn't' get done if I'm sitting on my duff at home.