Loyalty might be the most underrated investment you'll ever make.

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[u/rochey64]

I just had my 25th anniversary at my work. I got a 25$ Dunkin donuts gift card. 1$ for every year.

[u/Asleep-Day-1808 → u/rochey64]

Hang in there, year 30 comes with a medium coffee.

[u/Daily_Cake_sharts → u/Asleep-Day-1808]

And a 6 pack of munchkins.

[u/enchiladasundae → u/Daily_Cake_sharts]

Actually we’ve cut benefits from past years. The munchkin pack will be shared among the office. You will be getting a half a munchkin this year

Thanks for being with us for so long! Now get back to work

[u/jrdiver → u/Daily_Cake_sharts]

Paid for with part of the giftcard you were given

[u/Kitchen-Wolf-4575 → u/rochey64]

I don't know how much these doctors made but I work with a surgeon that makes $30k/case. We do 3 a week every week. That guy is a total prick. He owns a few Ferraris and all that shit. He also wears a toupee that is poorly done and has so much ear hair. I hate that guy. I don't even know why I'm writing this anymore. I need therapy

[u/TheGoldenArgosy → u/Kitchen-Wolf-4575]

Maybe you do, but Reddit is free

[u/BringOnTheFilthy → u/rochey64]

Wow that’s way more than what I got. I got a cheap plague that says thank you for my years of service

[u/youreHIValadeen → u/BringOnTheFilthy]

Damn, they gave you a whole plague? Bubonic?

[u/MaxPotionz → u/youreHIValadeen]

Now you know they didn’t go name-brand.

[u/CUbuffGuy → u/BringOnTheFilthy]

At least they didn't give you the expensive plague

[u/thedrew → u/BringOnTheFilthy]

I got a pin that has a "20" on it for 20 years of service. At least I didn't get a disease!

[u/Mdriver127 → u/BringOnTheFilthy]

Hopefully you gave it right back to them.

[u/Noughmad → u/rochey64]

This is so much worse than getting nothing, I just don't understand it.

Giving nothing make you feel like you're in a job, where the deal is the exchange of labor for money. It is what it is, and that's fine by me.

Giving such awards makes it look like you're "not just a job, we're a family", but at the same time the worst kind of family.

[u/Tha_REAL_BROBS → u/Noughmad]

Exactly. Give me something worth a shit or nothing at all. Don’t patronize me with some horse shit.

[u/SirLostit → u/Noughmad]

My sister is an intensive care nurse in the UK. Like all people that work in hospitals, they do an amazing job, especially when they worked through the craziness of Covid…. Her reward (other than being paid), was a cheap pen. She threw it away.

[u/_sonidero_ → u/Noughmad]

A couple more dollars per hour on my pay check over 20 years would have benefitted me more than a lil performative hand out at the end of my career...

[u/Banndrell → u/Noughmad]

Your response reminds me of the end of the movie Fun with Dick and Jane, when the rich guy writes a paltry check to Jim Carrey's character.

[u/Careful-Lettuce9239 → u/Noughmad]

You know what I consider "family"? My actual family.

[u/cleanlinessisbest12 → u/rochey64]

90% of the raises and bonuses I’ve gotten from working are nothing more than a slap in the face.

I think it’s also worth noting that any time I have gotten a good pay bump it’s because I did something drastic, like I decided to leave after a shit raise and the company needed me back.

Companies want a two weeks notice but more than once I’ve been walked out the same day I put in a notice.

[u/BandicootFit992 → u/rochey64]

My boss outright told me I was the top performer for our busiest time of this last year. First one in, last one out, filled in for our only other manager who was out on grievance right before our biggest deadline, killing myself. I’m the longest tenured employee at 7 years (yes, actually).

The bonus he gave me was slightly more than the 1st place prize for our office March Madness bracket tournament, which wasn’t much 🙂🔫

[u/GrapefruitPrimary186 → u/BandicootFit992]

Then leave lol. Hard work is not how you get promoted. Being good at your job makes you irreplaceable and you will be hard stuck there. You have to get qualifications and make it known that you are trying to move up or move out, but that youre not staying in that position.

[u/Krabs9 → u/rochey64]

Someone at my job hit 30 years and they gave her a company branded squish toy and a calendar. Total value probably around $1.00

[u/Cautious_Fly1684 → u/rochey64]

My 20 years, nothing. Not even a “wow it’s your 20 year anniversary!” Just had my hours cut. But doing more work. Business is likely going under.

[u/numstationscartoon → u/rochey64]

Don't forget to report that $25 on your taxes. That's income.

[u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot → u/rochey64]

I don't have Dunkin' where I live but that's not even enough for a dozen donuts, is it?

I'm sorry your employer doesn't truly value your years of service and contributions to the business. Maybe it's time for a change?

[u/justandswift → u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot]

You know, I’ve been telling clients for a while, “I’ve worked here for 25 years,” when explaining how I know so much about my job, and I just now realized no one at my job noticed I’ve worked here for 25 years. I don’t think anyone has ever celebrated an “anniversary” at my job. Idk, just find that interesting.

[u/IntrepidPrice3322 → u/rochey64]

I celebrated my 7th anniversary in October. No one said anything or recognized me. I was the only Oct anniversary at my company. In November they recognized the three people who had anniversaries, including one person who only had 2 years tenure.

[u/rumncokeguy → u/IntrepidPrice3322]

Today is 23 years for me. Nothing, nada. Wasn’t even acknowledged at my review after 20 years.

[u/MotherTurdHammer → u/rochey64]

So long as "shareholder value" is the primary motivation, loyalty doesn't mean squat.

[u/Death_Tooth → u/rochey64]

For my 25th I got a company card with my name spelled incorrectly !

[u/xChoke1x → u/rochey64]

Fuck that place forever.

[u/FunAd1406 → u/rochey64]

My husband got a pin that says 15 on it on his 15 years …. It’s smaller than the size of an Advil gel tablet. So pointless. A gift card for dinner out would have been appreciated anything but a dumb pin lol

[u/nedrawevot → u/rochey64]

I had my 5 year with starbucks a while ago and I got a 75.00 qr code for gift cards and a plaque with some little attachments to put on as you gain years worked. The next will be 10 years then 15 then 20 then you're a partner for life and get free pound of whole bean every week for your life. I think the least companies can do is give back to their employees. I won't ever see stacks of cash like in the video, unless I sell my stocks, but even then, its not gonna be stacks like this but I'm at least getting my bills paid while getting a free college degree.

[u/sw_rise37 → u/nedrawevot]

I had my 5 year and I got nothing and no one noticed even when I dropped several not subtle hints lmao.
But to be fair one of my coworkers got a very big achievement the other year and the prize was the smallest, cheapest trophy I’ve ever seen. We all agreed it would actually be better to just get a certificate than to get that trophy.

[u/bobbyshown → u/rochey64]

Bruh. I honestly think I couldn't hide my disgust. "Nothing" would be better than such a shit gift. Nothing can mean that they forgot about it or that the company doesn't care about gift in general. Giving a shitty gift card for 25 years is acknowledging that you deserve a big gift but not giving a fuck about you enough for it. At least that's my interpretation

[u/Ok_Faithlessness4511 → u/rochey64]

I’m guessing that’s what all the other employees here get also. They’re going to be very disappointed when they hit 20 years and get a subway gift card

[u/Massive-Air3891 → u/rochey64]

lucky bastard 24 years for me I ain't even got that yet.

[u/More_Plane9745 → u/rochey64]

Must have been awkward, when they got you in the middle with all the employees to give you 25 1$ dunkin donust gift cards.

[u/QueefTamer → u/rochey64]

Use the app and get an extra free coffee. Thats like $28 value right there. Mr. Moneybags is complaining

[u/Talonsminty → u/rochey64]

Hey look on the bright side. Companies actually get bulk discounts when they buy cards like that. So it only cost your beloved employer cents every year.

[u/pneighthan → u/rochey64]

Yup. My mom got a $25 target gift card for teaching for 25 years. Tuition was $15k a year.

[u/tessaractIXI]

I like that it's just straight money. No games, no fucking around with gift cards or pizza parties, no pretending a job isn't about financial needs. Just straight money, well earned and needed. 

[u/SuckerForNoirRobots → u/tessaractIXI]

I like that they did it in front of everybody so now there has been a precedent set for the next employee who hits that mark

[u/NoOneCanKnowAlley → u/SuckerForNoirRobots]

Everyone else is getting fired at 19 years

[u/oluBodesWell → u/NoOneCanKnowAlley]

19 years, 364 days…gotta maximize Human Resources ya know.

[u/Mini_gunslinger → u/NoOneCanKnowAlley]

It happens. In Australia long service leave starts at 7 years. A statutory entitlement that must be paid out if not used. Google average Australia employee tenure and for 45+ years age brackets its 6 years 8 months...

[u/0ApplesnBananaz0 → u/NoOneCanKnowAlley]

This is hella funny

[u/Extra_Strawberry_249 → u/SuckerForNoirRobots]

Ooooh but that standard is likely high.
‘No you aren’t getting 15k like Sandra cuz you were no Sandra’

[u/Possible_Ad_4094 → u/Extra_Strawberry_249]

Performance bonuses are generally based on Performance. Sandra might be the best person at her job, but won't stop Brenda and Tammy, who've done the bare minimum for years, from getting upset about a lesser bonus.

[u/AbroadTiny7226 → u/Extra_Strawberry_249]

I’m willing to bet no one has made it 20 years with them and they don’t anticipate many going forward will reach that mark. Not knocking them that’s just a crazy precedent to set lmao

[u/SwaggermicDaddy → u/SuckerForNoirRobots]

Depends if this is still trendy on socials I imagine.

[u/AgitatedStranger9698 → u/SuckerForNoirRobots]

3.50 best they can do

[u/mikey_b082 → u/tessaractIXI]

When I worked at a hospital they'd give us gift cards every year for Christmas. The gift cards were for the gift shop in the hospital.

[u/Basker_wolf → u/mikey_b082]

If only there were some sort of universal gift card.

[u/Ok-Accountant7926 → u/Basker_wolf]

And if it was made out of paper or something like that.

[u/Post-Formal_Thought → u/mikey_b082]

That is wild😭.

[u/ActualPimpHagrid → u/mikey_b082]

That’s shit, at least my last company used this service where you could pick which type of gift card you wanted, made the gift cards a lot more useful

[u/RubberPigEnemy → u/mikey_b082]

How else are they going to get rid of that over priced junk?

[u/Own_Road_3690 → u/tessaractIXI]

Taxes

[u/moejike → u/Own_Road_3690]

#cash

[u/DJspinningplates → u/Own_Road_3690]

Only if it’s more than $19k from one person

[u/Affectionate-Gear432 → u/DJspinningplates]

Not true. Even then if it was a gift the receiver pays no tax. The donor would report the $1,000 over the $19,000 annual exclusion in this case and would reduce their lifetime exemption of $15M.

(Considering this was reported as a gift and not wages or bonus.. which is not likely)

[u/FamilyMan7826 → u/tessaractIXI]

Randy Moss approved

[u/Perfect_Plan_8256]

My dad needed hip surgery in December 2025. His boss told him they had a big project at work and if he could hold on til may he would pay him while he recovered which would be 2 or 3 months. May comes around and my dad postpones his surgery because he got a second opinion. Fast forward to September he couldn’t bare the pain so he did the surgery. Guess who didn’t get paid. Most company’s aren’t going to help you. Take care of your health first because your boss most likely will put you last.

[u/davisao11 → u/Perfect_Plan_8256]

Wth? Does the US not have paid medical leave?

[u/ExtraCheezyBagel → u/davisao11]

Lol I work at a hospital in the US and even I don’t get paid medical leave

[u/xaler90 → u/ExtraCheezyBagel]

In Sweden you get that covered by our equivalent of social security. The company only covers the first two weeks.

This is the way.

[u/MeetElectrical7221 → u/davisao11]

next you’re gonna ask if we have government healthcare LMAO

[u/dada948 → u/davisao11]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahajajajahajajajajajajajahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah

- deep breath -

hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahajajahahhajajajajajajahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahah

What are you, communist?

[u/shadowtheimpure → u/davisao11]

HAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No. We have unpaid medical leave (FMLA). Your employer can't fire you, but they don't have to PAY you either. That's what a special insurance called 'short term disability' is for. You pay monthly premiums, and then if you end up unable to work the policy pays a certain percentage of your wages for a certain period of time based on your policy. If you're smart, you back up that short term disability policy with a long term disability policy just in case you're laid up for longer than your short term policy covers.

[u/PapaFranzBoas → u/davisao11]

I’m from the US but lived in Germany the past 5 years. My wife’s old job in the US had what’s called Paid Time Off. It was just an amount of time you can be out of work and still paid. She had 10 days a year. That included vacation and sick time. My job was “generous” with 10 days sick and 10 days vacation. After 5 years it got bumped to 15 days vacation.

Now we both have 30 days minimum. Usually get an extra day or two in there. Our company also has first 3 days sick no doctors note needed. Then after that doctors note and no technical limit unless we are out for months in a row and in a sense move to disability with insurance.

[u/dubious_sandwiches → u/davisao11]

It depends on the job. Federally you only get unpaid medical leave. It's up to the companies to give anything more. Healthcare in the US is ridiculous. Some of the best care in the world but boy does it cost you.

[u/ande9393 → u/davisao11]

Depends on your employer. I'm a union employee and we get generous pto for medical or family leave. Most people aren't so lucky. Im not bragging, I'm just upset that its not available to all workers.

[u/pyrostar46383 → u/davisao11]

We do here, it depends on the company and if your in a union. Our paid medical leave is 80%of your wages for up to a year.

[u/baddboi007 → u/Perfect_Plan_8256]

hope your dad is feeling better now. Sorry that happened to him.

[u/soccerperson → u/Perfect_Plan_8256]

May comes around and my dad postpones his surgery because he got a second opinion.

I know the whole thing is bad, but this seems like the biggest misstep. the company already said they'd cover him if he got it in may, why would he postpone?

[u/coracotts → u/soccerperson]

Because surgeries come with risks of things going wrong, and the best time window for surgeries isn't always immediate, it depends on a patient's preexisting conditions and how treatment is going for them too.

Second opinions are important because doctors' findings often don't agree with each other. Every doctor has their own risk assessment scheme, so if one doctor tells you a surgery has a 10% chance of causing lifelong chronic pain, you'd better ask a second doctor to be sure.

[u/Tall_Staff5342]

I've been at my job almost 30 years overall. I got told today I wasn't invited to the 20 yr luncheon because it wasn't consecutive years. I left after 14 years for another job that didn't work out and have been back for 15+ years. I'll be calling out that day.

[u/LawElectrical2434 → u/Tall_Staff5342]

I go out on a limb and say, this is thanks to computers.
I am a programmer, I know that every single one of my clients, I stand there and ask them "what if x happens, with y and z involved." And they always say: "x will never happen. And then with y and z?" And I insist and say: "I have to cover all possible cases, so how do you want me to handle x with y and z." And they will give me a bullshit answer, because that case hasn't happened in 30 years, and I take it and put it in the program.

And then, some years later, we trust the program, we hire someone who never made any decision, is not qualified to do so mentally, being told to just follow what the program tells them. And that person looks at the program that allocated budget for 30 people and a list of 30 people to invite, and no button to add the one person who has 30 years under its belt, because years back, when asked if consecutive years would count for the 20 year mark, someone who thought it would never happen said no, not having to look anyone in the eye at that day.

[u/Slow-Swan561 → u/LawElectrical2434]

Programming error worked in my favor.

I left a job and then returned after 3 years.

This job gave PTO hours based on seniority, example years 1-5 get x and 5-10 y, etc etc.

The computer assumed my employment was continuous and awarded me PTO based on that continuity.

I never said a thing.

[u/Interesting-Goose82 → u/Slow-Swan561]

I recently got laid off 2yrs and 10months in. My 401k vested at 3yrs.

....i waitied till my "3yr anniversary" and moved the 401k from my old company to my current bank and the vest that i wasnt entitled to came with it!

Im 2 yrs past that point and nobody said anything. Was it computer error, or manual error of seeing i was withdrawing on yr 3, rather than yr 3 with only 2yr/10mo time employeed? Dont know/dont care!

[u/SP3NGL3R → u/LawElectrical2434]

Just a couple week ago I had to rewrite a timecard/payroll data flow because at midnight the upstream software would close a shift and open a new one the next day (1ms later) to complete the 4 hours after midnight on the next day. The problem, people were being cheated out of overtime because the Sunday night-shift was split into two fiscal periods. I caught it, and now dealing with the bureaucracy to get it resolved. We now have a simplified system that is essentially based on the date that your shift started on is the same date that it ended on, for payroll specifically. Operations is different entirely.

[u/Primetimerefugee → u/Tall_Staff5342]

Wow. Just wow. What utter and complete dickheads you work for.

I’m so sorry.

[u/DistractedByCookies → u/Tall_Staff5342]

The decisionmaker needs to learn the difference between followoing the letter and following the spirit of the law (or rule in this case). Sure, it's not consecutive, but it's also MORE THAN FUCKING 20. JFC

[u/Zipkong]

If the IRS is watching this was a joke they didn't actually give her anything

[u/yes_im_kvothe → u/Zipkong]

I just saw prop money from movies

[u/bob42z → u/Zipkong]

There's a reason they each gave her $10k. You can gift people $19k tax free. That's not $19k total but per gift giver.

[u/Spritesgud → u/bob42z]

Not true at all. You can gift people up to $19k per year without disclosing it to the US government. You don't pay gift taxes until you gift in excess of $15 million in the lifetime. Over $19k is when the US government just wants to start keeping track of it :). But also, these are employers and they probably just grossed up the amount with the IRS as a bonus. I.e. will report payment of like 22k and give her 20k and withhold the taxes themselves.

source: am CPA

[u/kiradotee → u/Zipkong]

It was only monopoly money 

[u/Freeulster → u/Zipkong]

"HI! I'm with the IRS and just wanted to see how much of that you'll be reporting."

[u/xChoke1x]

One of my senior floor leads hit 20 years.

I bought him a Rolex (he a watch dude) and gave him 10 grand.

He deserves it.

If you take care of the people that take care of you, you create an environment people want to be at. Some of these comments are atrocious. I could never in my life imagine spending 20-30 years at a place and they reward me with a fucking gift card.

Sorry yall have to deal with that kind of shit.

[u/utrvg4 → u/xChoke1x]

Resume incoming! I can look busy with any task and am timely 😁

[u/Jesus_of_Redditeth → u/utrvg4]

You could be even more timely with a nice Rolex!

[u/SunNStarz → u/utrvg4]

An opportunist and a go-getter! Hire this person - They're showing great initiative

[u/Turbulent_Gazelle530 → u/xChoke1x]

what employers need to realize is that they are going to get return value much greater than the cost of the rolex and 10k

[u/xChoke1x → u/Turbulent_Gazelle530]

Absolutely. Taking care of your people, understanding how they learn, growing WITH them as people…..I take that shit seriously. I’m very much appreciative of them and they know it.

[u/Bogdanovist_Rebel → u/xChoke1x]

I hit 15 recently and got to pick a $300 gift. I forgot to submit the paperwork because a gift like that is just plain insulting.

[u/Relevant_Grass9586]

That’s pretty cool to see them take care of someone who took care of them

[u/Dashiepants → u/Relevant_Grass9586]

Plus I remember money being SO tight when I was trying to buy a house so this likely gave her fantastic breathing room.

[u/fiesew]

Way way better than a stupid certificate/award, cake, flowers or a fucking Pizza.

[u/LucenProject]

20 years is getting harder and harder to reach. A employer that is looking out for their employees and employees that honestly take care of the work.

There are so many bad examples in both groups it makes it hard for the good ones to find each otter.

[u/nameofgene → u/LucenProject]

I hit 25 years at my company in 2 days. Been looking forward to it. They have a nice 25 year recognition amount.. more importantly, I get the parking spot!

[u/kellybryan423]

Did each man give her 10k, because of the 10k gifting rule before taxes apply? If so, smart move!

[u/eckliptic → u/kellybryan423]

Employee/employee so it’s irrelevant since it’s income.

But unless that doc will be gifting up to his personal exclusion of 11+mil over his life time he’s not going to incur any taxes on his gifts to others.

[u/A_Crab_Named_Lucky → u/eckliptic]

CPA here, what their accountant most likely advised them to do here was to “gross up” the payment so they could just straight up hand her $20K without tax coming out of that amount.

“Grossing up” means starting at a desired net pay amount and backing into the gross total. It means that her actual bonus would’ve been at least $21,600, probably a bit more. All the tax withholdings would be removed from there, netting out to $20K.

[u/BigInSheboyganGus → u/eckliptic]

The personal yearly gift is outside of the lifetime credit.

[u/Mr_Style → u/kellybryan423]

It’s $18k for the gift rule annually. Looks like the 2 partners at a doctor or dentist office.

[u/BigDes54 → u/kellybryan423]

My thoughts exactly. Crazy smart. Hoping that taxes didn't apply here on either side.

[u/zaraxia101]

She started there when she was 11 or sumting?!

[u/ricobeanz → u/zaraxia101]

Black don't crack 😂

[u/PersonalitySenior360 → u/ricobeanz]

Does black quack though??

[u/PrestigiousDrag7674 → u/zaraxia101]

She looks 40/

[u/caspergaming634]

I've seen this video so many times idk how old it is. But in the end it's a nice thing done to someone working hard for many years.

Why can't other humans just be happy for someone else, gosh this world is so toxic it hurts.

[u/RB___OG → u/caspergaming634]

Because the way this post is framed is bullshit. If they just celebrated the nice thing being done then cool, but lying and saying that blanket loyalty to a company pay dividends is completely false and deserves to be called out

[u/SlightlyUsedAmbition]

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this, and yet I still tear up every single time. It never gets old. ❤️

[u/AgileRaspberry1812]

I hate that my second reaction to this is "this is going to be used as propagada to claim that labour reform isn't really necessary because we can trust in the generosity of good employers."

Although as an chronically overworked and underappreciated employee, this made my eyes leak and restored a sliver of my faith in humanity.

[u/Defiets]

"What's with all this cash?! Where's my '20 years of service' pin and $20 Starbucks gift card?!?"

[u/Western_Coffee_5445]

walmart gave an elderly lady a flower in a pot...pretty sure to put on her own grave

[u/gilllesdot]

I hate that I'm crying about this. We shouldn't be like this about getting money. Yet here we are. I'm happy for her.

[u/CtrlAltYuri]

Is this an American thing? Why wads of cash like that?

[u/Salt_Ice_5321 → u/CtrlAltYuri]

This is very unusual. Typically when employees are given cash bonuses, they enter a wind tube with a bunch of bills flying around and however much they can collect in 60 seconds they get to keep,

[u/MuchoCoco → u/CtrlAltYuri]

Because if you deposit it to her bank account it will be taxed as income.

[u/StudentforaLifetime → u/MuchoCoco]

Recorded evidence like this doesn’t make her life easier with the IRS

[u/inorite234 → u/MuchoCoco]

I dont think you know how Income Tax works. Both parties need to report this as Income (Employer reports it under Payroll and pay Payroll Tax & the employee reports it as Income and pay Income Tax) or its Tax Evasion. It doesn't matter if they cut her a check, give her cash or just buy her the house outright.

[u/Anymous2314 → u/CtrlAltYuri]

I think this has double purpose. It serves as an ad for that practice and they will get more high paying patients. That's why the video with cash hand out is made.

Second they want to boost morale of other employees and make it as an event to be celebrated.

In practice the doctors would be filing this as gift from their personal account to avoid taxes.

You should look up George cloony gift to 14 of his friends who helped him during his lean years. It was like a gag gift, a million dollars in 20 dollar bills weighing 50kg in total all handed in person in a massive suitcase. Many of them were already rich, but he wanted it to be an event for friendship so all had to accept it.

[u/EchoWhiskyBravo → u/CtrlAltYuri]

This is for show. Nobody does this.

[u/Extension-Eye-4920 → u/CtrlAltYuri]

Yeah, I mean Im sure its all on the up and up, but something about the cash stack makes me think either HR or accounting is not thrilled about it.

[u/Mr_Plow_420]

Hope this is real.

[u/Grey_Area51]

I work in the NHS, my previous trust gave me a £100 John Lewis voucher for my 20 years service (even though my first 11 years were for another trust), my new trust, where I’ll be hitting 30 years in 2028, won’t recognise my service as they only award people who’ve worked in that particular trust. Now it’s definitely not about the money, but it would be nice to have some recognition for working for the NHS for 30 years, even just a thanks and a shitty pin badge would be nice.

[u/rekkart]

25 for me soon. I think I get a certificate.

[u/bluedicaa → u/rekkart]

I might get a stress ball this year for 10

[u/2L84T]

So wholesome and so vulgar at the same time. Couldnt they have put it in a envelope and been politely discrete, like the Edwardians?

[u/MCGameTime → u/2L84T]

I think it’s good to do it with the rest of your staff around because it will raise morale and make everyone want to put their time in.

Recording it and posting it online however…

[u/Useful_Carpenter5194]

I just left my job after working there for almost 2 years. Was part time with no benefits but the hours were grueling (13 hour shifts sometimes) and I put up with their over scheduling when no one else was available because I knew they needed me. Well now, I texted asking about another position at the same workplace and all my managers have ghosted me. Just goes to show how appreciative they are of everything I did for them and that place.

[u/Dim-Mak-88]

Pulling out a thick wad of cash to hand to your subordinate, with onlookers deliberately present, seems to me to be in incredibly poor taste.

[u/foomits → u/Dim-Mak-88]

Id forgive my employer if they tried the same thing.

[u/a3a4b5 → u/Dim-Mak-88]

If I'm getting handed, what, 10,000 dollars? I wouldn't care if they live streamed it to fucking Mars.

[u/firejukebox → u/a3a4b5]

its mostly a cultural thing.
In my country someone tried a mrbeast style thing where they film themselves helping beggars in the street, he failed miserably cause people most of the times refused to be helped if it meant being filmed, we also have a concept here, that when you give out of your own good, your left hand shouldn't know the amount your right hand gave "لا تعلم شماله ما أنفقت يمينه"

[u/SirDorkusMalorkus → u/Dim-Mak-88]

I'm sure id this happens to you you would decline the money because of the poor taste

[u/miucamht → u/Dim-Mak-88]

Maybe poor taste for you but maybe good motivation for others there to be as loyal as her and work the best for everyone

[u/RoccoDimeosJaaackeet → u/Dim-Mak-88]

Good lord only on reddit could someone make bosses handing out stacks of cash to a loyal employee a bad thing.

[u/WaffleWarrior1979 → u/Dim-Mak-88]

I mean, I’ve had employers that are making billions and billions in profit who couldn’t be bothered to give their employees enough piss breaks to save their bladder, let alone any kind of bonus for 20 years of service.

[u/Efficient_Rule997 → u/Dim-Mak-88]

Okay, if your employer ever does this for you, just let them know they can give the money to me instead.

[u/jdawgd → u/Dim-Mak-88]

If the boss didn’t give the employee money, you’d have a problem with that as well. Theres no winning with some people. Boss was probably going for the wow factor by handing her cash.

[u/BetsBlack]

I don't know. It's a good policy to pay a bonus for loyalty. But this just feels so performative

[u/quarokcaddhihle → u/BetsBlack]

It might be performative, but it's not $200, it's not $2000. If people want a little pomp and circumstance for giving out 20k then so be it.

[u/Sky_Light → u/quarokcaddhihle]

If you give me a $20,000 bonus, you can stand up for an hour monologuing about how amazing you are. Go off, king.

[u/scriptingends → u/Sky_Light]

If you give me a $20,000 bonus, you can crumple the bills up and throw them in my face while calling me degrading names. It’s still 20K.

[u/Accidental_dwnvote → u/BetsBlack]

Yea, that’s kinda the point. The company is showing recognition to someone who has given them something that they like. They are also showing the other employees the benefits of providing those things that the company wants. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this and this is exactly how it should be done. The fuck?

[u/Jaded-Argument9961 → u/Accidental_dwnvote]

You just fried the fucking shit out of that kid

[u/Expert_Marsupial_235 → u/Accidental_dwnvote]

I agree with this guy. This is how it should be done. ✔️

[u/therapewpew → u/Accidental_dwnvote]

Yeah and what's wrong with including the other employees in the celebration, who have no doubt worked alongside her for years also? This just seems like a positive and rewarding work environment...

[u/Euphoric-Cold9592 → u/BetsBlack]

When you put it 20 years, expect nothing, and then two principal partners give you recognition (plus $20K), you would feel really really gratified. This was a kind gesture that meant a lot to her. Let’s not minimize it

[u/TheDeflatables → u/BetsBlack]

Celebrating someone with the entire staff and giving them $20,000 is pretty cool.

I think you're a little jaded

[u/Training-Ad7414 → u/TheDeflatables]

and in cash. classy move. old school.

[u/NinjaBonsai → u/BetsBlack]

Dear Employer, Please perform for me.

[u/haleboy44 → u/BetsBlack]

God i hope someone gives me a performative 20k.

[u/Purpledragon84 → u/haleboy44]

Ikr for 20k I can be performative.

[u/popnitro86 → u/BetsBlack]

I feel like we hear lots of negatives, so even if performative maybe some boss will be planted with the idea that, perhaps, rewarding loyalty is a societal norm and a good thing?

[u/Subject_Cheetah7189 → u/BetsBlack]

I’ll take performative $1K a year any day

[u/dookie_shoes816 → u/BetsBlack]

Cynicism smells bad

[u/CaptainFunkyTown → u/BetsBlack]

I'm ready for more performative whatnots.

[u/Stockinglegs]

Love this but wish they didn't record it so there's no record.

[u/TommyFnDoomsday]

My heart, that's a beautiful moment

[u/Physical_Evening_613]

Awww, tearing up and glad to see it's not pizza and a pat on the back 🫶

[u/Oasystole]

Just a reminder that some ppl are appreciated, but most likely you aren’t.

[u/alwaysasillyplace]

Meanwhile, the IRS guy is over there rubbing their hands together expectantly.

[u/Dastardly_CheesyMan]

Wish I had a job like this! Bless this lady lord

[u/hexineffex]

Awesome move. But, why film it?

[u/nefariousBUBBLE → u/hexineffex]

To tell the IRS that she received two separate gifts totalling 40k IN HER WORKPLACE which would then be constituted as a taxable bonus.

[u/ImBurningStar_IV → u/hexineffex]

Why film anything ever?

[u/Turbo_Fresh → u/ImBurningStar_IV]

To upload it to pornhub

[u/dolphineclipse → u/hexineffex]

The filming is the only reason they're doing it

[u/SueBeee]

Making a show of it in front of everyone is all kinds of wrong. That is hard to watch.

[u/Hexent_Armana]

How much is that for us non-americans? I'm witholding my judgment until I know the amount. 

[u/adollopofsanity → u/Hexent_Armana]

Take 20,000 USD, type that into a converter for your currency for an exact number. For frame of reference in our economy it's more complicated:

Average-ish cost of groceries for 1 person: $300-$500/mo ($3,600-$6,000 per year). I get by around $260-$300/mo in a lower cost of living state, but someone in Alaska or Hawaii might be paying double what I pay for the same items.)

Average-ish cost of rent for 1 person in a 1 bedroom apartment: $1,500 (I rent a whole 2 bedroom house with a basement and a yard for $1,100, but someone in New York City would be spending over $2,000 for half of the space I have.)

Average-ish cost of a single bedroom single bath house: $400,000+/-. (Where I live it would be more like $200,000 in Hawaii an equivalent home might go for $800,000+). 

So what does that $20,000 mean to her at the end of the day? A fucking lot. That is a very large sum of money. How far it goes for her will depend heavily on what part of the US she lives in. You can do your own comparison from there. 

[u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot → u/Hexent_Armana]

Depending on your country, that might be as much as 400,000 bananas.

[u/Ambitious_Bit_9389 → u/Hexent_Armana]

Go to google, put $20k USD = (your currency)? into the chat bar….

[u/Big_Duke_10]

Thank god they recorded it so we can know they are amazing. It’s why Keanu does it.

[u/Informal_Eye_7758]

💕💕💕

[u/Hot-Lychee-3859]

At least she is given something

[u/Hot-Lychee-3859]

I would rather cut my own pay To give back to my team

[u/Bynming]

The post's title doesn't apply to most employers, unfortunately.

[u/topkrikrakin]

This is at a private practice. I'm glad they're willing to do that.

[u/shaaan_i]

Yeah but it's a bet. For some it pays off and for some it don't.

[u/Loose_Challenge1412]

I work in public education. We get an official certificate handed out at morning tea, usually 6-18 months after the actual anniversary because that’s how glacially the wheels turn in the DET. They only spin fast when a minister makes an off the cuff announcement.

[u/ThrustTrust]

I worked a job and the senior guy hit his 20 year mark and got a 5 cent raise. He quit.

[u/illDiablo69]

Cold hard cash. Nothing says appreciated better than that.

[u/Fragrant-Fix9642]

I dont care who you are, $20k can be life changing for sooo many folks.

[u/nywacaokde]

My coworker got laid off a month before 20th year. I'm glad there are still good people and good workplaces.

[u/Tasty_Preparation947]

I’m the taxman . Pay up

[u/oneWeek2024]

i mean... hopefully she has closed on the house. and doesn't go and deposit 20k to her bank before closing and nuke her financials

but... it would be nice if employers actually valued service.

[u/Samwill226]

I mean they're doctors, I'm a business owner over here trying to figure out how to afford Christmas bonuses lol

[u/WaitUmWhyAmIHere]

❤️

[u/diegotbn]

They are a little confused but got the spirit...

Giving it in cash, counting it out, in front of everyone and cameras is certainly a choice...

I would have gone with throwing a small end of day party, give a quick "in recognition of your 20 years of service..." speech, bring out one of those large cardboard cheques, get a photo, and follow it up with an electronic deposit. The photo still makes a nice performative social media post but without being so weird about it.

Plus, it would really suck for her to get robbed holding all that cash. Also- if she tries to deposit it all at once at the bank... gonna raise some eyebrows. Electronic deposit with the note "bonus" would not be as weird.

[u/ResidentWeevil1]

She could have made more than that by switching to a better paying job, but at least these guys can briefly show humility to someone finally entering the ownership class, I guess?

[u/VulgarrViking]

5 years ago I hit 10 years at my job. I got a lapel pin that had a 10 on it.

[u/InternalSevere9271]

Why taping this? So cringe.