Wednesday, December 22, 2004
Question answered ...
I just discovered why my boss wanted me to go to lunch so badly: She had bought each of us in her group a $5.00 gift certificate to 42nd St. Oyster Bar (in addition to latte mugs and candy!) So when I said I didn't want to go I was foiling her little plan to spread x-mas cheer. So I guess I'll be going with the group today. I'll survive. I always do.
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ohmigod, get the twice baked potato thing!
OK! And of course I'll be happy to share my opinion of it here ...
five WHOLE dollars?
gee. great.
I gotta defend my boss on the $5 thing: this isn't private industry and she's not some BMW-driving MBA-type or the owner of a company or anything. She's just mid-level government employee. She used to do the exact job I do. She has four babies at home and a husband who stays home taking care of them. So I'm quite happy to get a $5 gift certificate from her!
yeah, the minute i posted that i thought, wow, i am totally spoiled, ms. mcpants works for the government and it's a different scene there.
where i work, we were quite spoiled by the company for many years with year-end bonuses. those days are over, but our management still gets some money from the company for a lunch and a little gift for us-- as far as i know, our manager did not foot the bill for either of those things himself. and he literally does drive a bmw so yeah, it's a whole other world.
that is very sweet of your boss, actually, and i apologize for my bad manners.
It's OK--I understand where you're coming from. I've worked for cheapskate private companies before and I remember grumbling about paltry company holiday rewards. I guess the difference is that this was a personal gift from my boss herself, not a "management" thing. We get nothing from the state, ever. I think we've even had to pass the hat for retirement cakes and whatnot.
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