Depends. This week, it was higher than 15$ for me, because I had a lot of sales. Some weeks, I get like...7$?

And, all of our bonuses are taxable, so I do lose a chunk of it every paycheck. Nothing I can do.

At least, I am one of the best sellers and I don't have to fear losing my job.

Don't feel too bad, my mums Christmas bonus was a finger puppet.

I don't mind not getting a Christmas bonus since I've only worked for a little over 2 months, but I'm angry at the fact that I had about $98 taken out of my last check which was worth $438 before the taxes were taken out. $340 for 59 hours of work depresses me...by the time I buy Christmas presents for everyone, I'm going to have to spend a loooot of time working to build my money back up.

That's fucked up. =/ This is the first year I've ever gotten a bonus. I've worked a few jobs before, all retail, so no bonuses. But a year and a half ago I got a new job at a resort. I didn't get a bonus the first year, but this year I did. Apparently the rules for the bonuses recently changed so everyone got a lot less than they usually do, but to me the bonus was still very decent. To even get one is really cool to be honest. ;-;

The closest thing to a "Christmas Bonus" I ever received was when the store I used to work at would give us a one-time use, valid for only 3 days, 30% off coupon to replace our standard 15% discount.

"Hey, I know we pay you nothing and you work shit hours so you can pay for rent and bills and food, and we also know that Christmas shopping has tapped what little money you MIGHT have had left - but how would you like to spend the money WE give you on OUR stuff so we can get even richer while calling it a "gift"? Merry Christmas!"

It was insulting. ...Especially since it was a pet store, and not all the employees even had pets. I always just stocked up on cat/snake/fish food (stuff I would have needed to buy anyways), but I knew people who's only real use for it was buying themselves a drink from the mini-fridge we had by the registers. I wouldn't have been so pissed about the whole thing if they hadn't tried to claim it as a "gift". Coupons are NOT gifts. Gift cards, however, are. I would have toootally been on board with a gift card.

Eh, fuck that place. They treated their staff like garbage and tried to tell us it was our fault. Quitting was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Long story short? Complaining about actually been given ANYTHING just kind of baffles me. They're not obligated to give you a bonus, so if it were me I'd just keep my mouth shut and be grateful to have received anything at all. ...But this is coming from someone who's never gotten a Christmas bonus before, so my perspective is quite different.

I don't get an official bonus as part of my salary, but parents have been extremely thoughtful and generous with gifts and tips (the latter from privately tutored students) this year.

It's my first school year in a new district so I was very pleasantly surprised. I love all the cute little notes and things like that, they make great decorations! Presents from class parents have sure changed since my own grade school days! ^_^

It sounds like a lot of peoples' employers are a bunch of Grinches!