Lisa99
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I just had my very final 'annual review' of my working career. These little meetings are usually a non-event but I'm floored at what just happened.
I've volunteered to be laid off on January 11 (my company is letting 30k people go). Since I'm being released I had no expectations of a bonus.
I just learned that my manager (he's a Sr. VP) awarded me a $10,000 bonus for a special project that I was on this year and another 5% of my salary as an 'annual bonus'. 5% might not seem like much but to get anything in our tech company is the exception and for him to give it to me when he knows he's laying me off which will give me severance is a pleasant surprise!
So I guess there are still some good guys out there!!
I've volunteered to be laid off on January 11 (my company is letting 30k people go). Since I'm being released I had no expectations of a bonus.
I just learned that my manager (he's a Sr. VP) awarded me a $10,000 bonus for a special project that I was on this year and another 5% of my salary as an 'annual bonus'. 5% might not seem like much but to get anything in our tech company is the exception and for him to give it to me when he knows he's laying me off which will give me severance is a pleasant surprise!
So I guess there are still some good guys out there!!