It's been a loooong time ago, but I worked at a local factory, one of the worst paying in the area. Only job I could find under "Reagans recession". Made about $112 a week. But the company DID give out large bonuses, which was based on time worked there, roughly. The first year I got $230. Some employees had actually been there for more than twenty years. I heard they got a couple of grand. I was thrilled to get it, but still, hardly worth it considering I nearly starved for a whole year to get it.
