re: Update: Christmas Bonuses

Bonus should not be something you think you "gave"? When you pay a vendor is it a gift? I am not judging as a small company might literally be a gift that is given to even the undeserving. I am suggesting you change this culture.

This small business "gift" idea makes people not care when it is a bad year. You own the business and still rich in their eyes so if it is a "gift" you can give even if it is a shite year.

It should be part of the compensation formula to encourage exceptional work.

Formula driven is the way corporate does it. I know what my formula is and get it if we are having a bad year. Also it isn't at Christmas it is at our year end March 31st.

It isn't a gift it is a part of my.compensation and something used to induce me to work at my job and keep me .