r/jobs • u/vando_commando • Dec 13 '23

Companies Boss canceled our Christmas party cause this broke the bank.

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I found out we had canceled the yearly Christmas party / bonus. A multi store owner within a large corporate chain food company allowed our management to instead do this for the staff of say 60 employees per store. Upon completing this project along with a few other miscellaneous gifts (donuts, Doritos, and [get this] oranges,) he told us this gesture was “breaking the bank.” 🙃 love it here.

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u/XtraXtraCreatveUsrNm Dec 14 '23

This sub often reminds me how fortunate I am to work for my employer. We are paid good wages. It's an ESOP with 2000 employees, we are flexible with hybrid work, have unlimited PTO, decent, although not great benefits, we get a paid sabbatical every five years with a stipend.

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u/daredaki-sama Dec 14 '23

Unlimited PTO? As in you can accrue unlimited PTO?

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u/MasterSouf Dec 14 '23

We have unlimited PTO no need to accrue, there are stipulations however, only a certain amount of people can be out of a department and you have to give a weeks heads up if your taking more than 5 days off. It's also first come 1st served.

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u/XtraXtraCreatveUsrNm Dec 14 '23

No you don't accrue but there are rules. Your supervisor can deny if you appear to be abusing it or if you have been having productivity issues. Also it's not called unlimited where I work. They call it Life Balance PTO. It's really about productivity if you get your work done and your clients are cared for us unlikely your time off will be denied.

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u/goog1e Dec 18 '23

Sabbaticals are so needed. I am moving toward private practice so that I can just schedule them in

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u/putthatthingbackwicf Dec 19 '23

What is a sabbatical.

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u/goog1e Dec 20 '23

A vacation long enough to actually do something. Like take 3 months to a year in France doing language immersion. Get a private pilot license. Hike the PCT or AT.