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Well I own my own business and we are a small company. 5 Employees including me. I always give Christmas bonuses. We had a really good year. I gave out $8200.00 in bonuses this year. I would not be able to do what I do without each of them.

I have a single father with 2 kids
A single mom with 2 kids
Fireman that works for me part time to make ends meet
An older lady that has been my mentor and has taught me how to be a business owner.

My wife and I adopted a family from the local woman's shelter an abuses mother with a 3 and 4 year old. My wife took her shopping yesterday and spent over $400.00 so she and her kids will have a Christmas this year.

We donated $300.00 to Wreaths across America.

We got married on Christmas eve and this year will be our 30th year of marriage.

We are by no means rich, but God has been good to us this year. We do not want for much and it just did not make since to us to put presents under the tree.

It is not my intention to boast. We just feel touching the lives of others is the greatest gift of all and this year we have been blessed.

Merry Christmas



Good on ya Bill!

Of course if companies aren't doing well then bonuses shouldn't be expected,but over here, big companies like Qantas, BHP ,the banks, etc. weren't doing so good a few years ago .The CEOs were still raking in millions of dollars in bonuses.I left one bank[a mouse defying a steamroller I know], because a new CEO came to the bank ,sent everybody broke, and left 18 months later with a 30 million?bonus that had been "arranged" on his being hired.
But, a fair bonus for effort

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