what kind of christmas bonus will I get?

[Dorothy Wood]

So, the work christmas party is tomorrow night at the chamber of commerce. It's gonna be gay gay gay. It's open bar! huzzah!

anyway, my bosses don't have much money these days on account of them opening another location, so I think they're going to do something different than money for a christmas bonus.

I hope it's not an enrollment in the jelly of the month club. :( wait, maybe I do.

[QueenAdrock]

Do they really still do jelly of the month clubs? I thought that was just from that one crappy movie with that dude.

I don't know how much is standard for bonuses, actually. I'm hoping maybe $200, who knows how much or little it could be? I'm just happy to be getting extra money.

[Dr Deaf]

i used to get $500 and 2-4 airline passes. this year i'm just glad i've got a job.

oh bonus: i get to work xmas and nye.

... ballin!

/free throws snow globe

[na§tee]

christmas.. bonus? :confused: what is this confusing combination of words?

christmas is just 2 weeks off unpaid for me. cheers. great. i'd rather work.

[Pres Zount]

yeah I get to work over christmas and new years and every other day FOREVER!(y)

[Dr Deaf]

its funny how atheists, freethinkers and agnostics still feel they have a right to bitch about working xmas.

can't have it both ways, flip floppers.

jesus is going to kill you for the rest of your life.

[Rock]

its funny how atheists, freethinkers and agnostics still feel they have a right to bitch about working xmas.
Word up.

I've never gotten a christmas bonus. But I don't expect one since I think Christmas is pretty much a joke now a days.

But I am going to a Christmas party at this place:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy/

Thousands of people, open bar, good eats...Ted Leonsis knows how to throw a party.

[Dr Deaf]

Word up.

I've never gotten a christmas bonus. But I don't expect one since I think Christmas is pretty much a joke now a days.

But I am going to a Christmas party at this place:

http://www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazy/

Thousands of people, open bar, good eats...Ted Leonsis knows how to throw a party.

that party will be a blast. open bar?

some local hot shit lawyer that owns a night club downtown threw and pretty decent party last year. so ballin' they threw fake currency off the stage.

for real tho; $300 in ones wouldn't have blown the budget ffs.

[na§tee]

yeah, i've started to get less and less precious as i get older about christmas and days off and what not as they are all starting to slowly melt into the same routine. except with more food and drink. and bad music on the radio.

i only get paid for the hours i work, yah see. fucking temp contract. i'm trying to get out of it but my employer is dragging their ass. and for them to be like "LOL SUPRISE! university's CLOSED for two weeks" i'm like "meh. whatevs. i'll take extra shifts at my other, more highly paid job then". and i am. here's to libraries that are open most of the year (y)

hey, give that snow globe! :cool:

[Loppfessor]

My bonus this year is that I'm not in Iraq.....but there's always next year

[Pres Zount]

I get that pretty much every year.

[Rock]

that party will be a blast. open bar?
Yep...open bar. Supposedly there were 10,000 people at last years, but it was at a different place, and that number seems highly exagerrated, but I have been told by a couple of people that it isn't too far off. If its not...its no wonder AOL is heading down the shitter.

[Loppfessor]

Not me man I am about 99% sure I'll be deployed next year for the holiday so I'm counting my blessings this year

[TurdBerglar]

become a mercenary, lop!

[Big Gus]

I get anything between £500-£1000 bonus per year but it arrives in July, not at Christmas, sadly.

[Loppfessor]

become a mercenary, lop!

Yeah cus there's a big market for some crazy renegade DBA's out there...

[beastiegirrl101]

I'd say you aren't getting any bonus since you didn't call me back last night.

[Dorothy Wood]

I was watching a movie! and then I forgot! It was past the 10 minutes! :( sowry.

[Loppfessor]

I'd say you aren't getting any bonus since you didn't call me back last night.


yeah well you NEVER call me...no one does and I'm all excited too cus I downloaded my first ringtone last night....

[Pres Zount]

3 people out of about 80 have signed up for the company's christmas dinner where I work. RSVP December 1st.

[Pootytang]

I usually get $500 and a tank of gas.

[Dorothy Wood]

ooh ooh! there's a message on the answering machine from my boss that says a package from ADP (the company who does our payroll) is coming and I'm not supposed to open it, but I'm supposed to bring it to the party! yay! it's money!

I hope. I should secretly open it. omg omg, it's here! CONFIDENTIAL!

[trailerprincess]

I used to get about £3500 which was ace. But now I am contracting (i.e scum of the earth) I don't get it. But I don't mind.

[Dorothy Wood]

$700!!!!!!! huzzah!

well, $550 after taxes. but still! yes! :cool:

[TurdBerglar]

get some heroin

[abcdefz]

its funny how atheists, freethinkers and agnostics still feel they have a right to bitch about working xmas.

can't have it both ways, flip floppers.






It's like non-smokers complaining that other people get smoke breaks. I can see it.

[QueenAdrock]

I got $400, $335 after taxes. I'm quite happy because I heard I was only supposed to get like $150. This'll definitely help me out for the holidays. (y)

Oh yeah, my friend who works in PR got a bonus for $7,000. WHAT. THE. FUCK. Oh well, at least he bought me jello shooters last week.

[QueenAdrock]

its funny how atheists, freethinkers and agnostics still feel they have a right to bitch about working xmas.

can't have it both ways, flip floppers.

I agree to a point. I consider myself agnostic, my dad's athiest, but my mom's Catholic. So if I had to work on Christmas and I wouldn't be allowed to see her, I'd bitch about having to work that day because I know how much it means to her to be together on the holidays and stuff. I don't wanna make my mommy sad during the holidays. :(

[abcdefz]

I got $650, which I'm REALLY happy with. A big chunk of that is going toward dental work, but oh well.

[QueenAdrock]

What kind of dental work? No insurance I'm taking it?

[abcdefz]

What kind of dental work? No insurance I'm taking it?



No, I've got insurance. But not great insurance, and I never go to the dentist, so after forty years, I've got, like, nine little cavities all over. They're not deep so they've never bothered me so I just never noticed. So if I want nice fillings and not that crappy silver stuff, I have to pay $400. :( Insurance covers the rest.

[TAL]

I got a chocolate santa.

[abcdefz]

I got a chocolate santa.



Ooooh! Cavities!

[QueenAdrock]

FO' HUNDRED DOLLAS! Damn. The dentist I work for is damn cheap, 9 small cavities with porcelain would be around $170 after deductible, with "average" PPO insurance.

But if you have a PPO, the best thing I can say is wait until January 1 to get your work done because if anything happens to your teeth Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2007 your deductible will already be covered. Sooo many people come in to get cavities done before the holidays and I'm like "No! Wait till next year!" and they never listen and end up paying an extra $50 next year when they didn't have to.

[abcdefz]

Yeah; it's already scheduled for the new year.

It cavities plus a deep cleaning, for what it's worth. But yeah.

[QueenAdrock]

Yeah, it could be worse mang.

[abcdefz]

...you think I should shop for a better price? I assumed that if it wasn't some boutique dentist, it would all be about the same.

[beastiegirrl101]

FO' HUNDRED DOLLAS! Damn. The dentist I work for is damn cheap, 9 small cavities with porcelain would be around $170 after deductible, with "average" PPO insurance.

But if you have a PPO, the best thing I can say is wait until January 1 to get your work done because if anything happens to your teeth Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2007 your deductible will already be covered. Sooo many people come in to get cavities done before the holidays and I'm like "No! Wait till next year!" and they never listen and end up paying an extra $50 next year when they didn't have to.

hey...dentist girl....how much to get all my bleached. Ballpark?

[synch]

Last year a good friend of mine got a PSP in his christmas package. This year he got a pick between an espresso machine, a Wii and a digital camera.

If i didn't end up with the psp he got last year I would have had a feeling of great dislike.

[Loppfessor]

I'm giving everyone my dick in a box....

[abcdefz]

I'm giving everyone my dick in a box....


...because it's the little things in life that are special.

[Loppfessor]

waka waka waka....it's open mic night already?

[beastiegirrl101]

I'm giving everyone my dick in a box....

how thoughtful of you.

[abcdefz]

i hope he saved the receipt

[QueenAdrock]

hey...dentist girl....how much to get all my bleached. Ballpark?

$350, it'll take 2 weeks and you'll have to use a tray at night, it'll whiten up to 60%.

But like I said, my dentist is cheaper than most, so $400 would be acceptable.

[QueenAdrock]

...you think I should shop for a better price? I assumed that if it wasn't some boutique dentist, it would all be about the same.

You could shop around and ask them for the prices they offer without insurance (they'll usually give you a range of how much fillings cost), and then find out through your insurance how much they cover for "basic" coverage (most of the time it's around 80% (so you'd pay 20% of what the dentist's price is) but yours may be more or less, depending). From there, you can figure out the range you could be paying at other places.

I work for a Vietnamese dentist, which is why he charges less. Most people don't trust foreign dentists, though he does an excellent job. I like him better than my old dentist. So if I were you, find an Asian dentist office because they work damn hard and charge less because they place a lot of emphasis on honor and respect. Or maybe that's just a broad stereotype. Couldn't hurt though, right? ;)

[abcdefz]

(y)

See... funny enough, my bleaching is free.

[QueenAdrock]

Really? Does your insurance pay?

My one friend had bleaching covered in her plan, and I had NEVER seen that before. I mean, why would they cover the color of your teeth? It has nothing to do with health. :confused:

[Praying Mantis]

the teeth whitening strips don't work that well? Anyone use them?

[abcdefz]

No -- not the insurance. The dentist throws it in with the cavities. Same as the deep cleaning. I'm starting to think maybe that's why the price seems high; he's covering the other stuff, too.

[abcdefz]

the teeth whitening strips don't work that well? Anyone use them?


Crest has a kit that's pretty darned good. It's about $25-$30 at Target, about $40-$50 retail, I think.

[QueenAdrock]

I talked to a Crest representative once, she said the strips whiten your teeth pretty well, but it takes longer and it's only about 30-40% whiter. Crest actually has a brand they sell to dentists which whitens about 50-60% because they're more potent and can't be sold over the counter. And they're more expensive.

But yeah, I'd go with the shit you can get on the shelf. It's only like 30 bucks and they will whiten, just not as much as if you got it professionally done.

God I really need to quit working at the dentist office. :(

[Praying Mantis]

My wife's mom works at a college that has a dentist school. My wife tried it and I thought that it worked pretty well. Definately not a bleach job. But very good. I'd say it was around 30.00. I enjoyed asking her questions when she was using the strips.

[QueenAdrock]

I always thought if you used the strips, you might as well cut them in half length-wise. Because they're meant to wrap around to the back of your teeth, but shit, no one sees the back of your teeth anyways. That way you'll have twice the supply!

[Praying Mantis]

This was actually more like a mouthguard with a gel in it.

[abcdefz]

I always thought if you used the strips, you might as well cut them in half length-wise. Because they're meant to wrap around to the back of your teeth, but shit, no one sees the back of your teeth anyways. That way you'll have twice the supply!


I did that just to get more of the lower front teeth. The lower teeth strips are, for some reason, not as wide as the upper.

[marsdaddy]

I don't think I've ever gotten a Christmas bonus. I thought the assassinations and Watergate ruined those for the rest of us?

I've never whitened my teeth, and really don't understand the facination with teeth whitening, other than another way to be sold something you don't need that isn't natural.

Dentist in Northern California seem to be the most expensive in the country, based on the research I once did on behalf of an insurance company. Probably something to do with rent, liability insurance, and cosmetic procedures.

[abcdefz]

I've never whitened my teeth, and really don't understand the facination with teeth whitening, other than another way to be sold something you don't need that isn't natural.




It's like porn.

[Yeti]

You will get a year long membership to the jelly of the month club.

[beastiegirrl101]

$350, it'll take 2 weeks and you'll have to use a tray at night, it'll whiten up to 60%.

But like I said, my dentist is cheaper than most, so $400 would be acceptable.

I've done the trays and they SUCK! Im talkin brite smile...or that lazer shite.

[abcdefz]

You will get a year long membership to the jelly of the month club.


The Onion had a salt of the month club.

[TAL]

I have now eaten my bonus.

[QueenAdrock]

I've done the trays and they SUCK! Im talkin brite smile...or that lazer shite.

We don't do that stuff.

Which is ironic because our company has the word "Modern" in the title. Also ironic, we don't have a computer and all of the phone logs are written down in a notebook. :rolleyes: