Big Thanksgiving Bonuses

How was your Thanksgiving this year?  Were you one of the lucky ones that received a turkey or other form of bonus from your company?

I used to get a ham at Christmas from one of the companies I worked for, and it really was a lovely gesture.  I was happy they had done something out of the ordinary to recognize all our hard work.

But I caught a story this weekend about a company that REALLY went out of the way to honor their employees.  The Spungen family from Peer Bearing Co. in Illinois gave each employee a turkey, and a whole lot of money.  “They gave away $6.6 million in year-end bonuses to Peer’s 230 employees, decided by a formula based on each worker’s years of service.”

Many employees received $10,000 and more as their bonus.  One employee, Dave Tiderman, received $35,000.  He said, “I know people who work for corporate America are not going to get treated like that. And most of the family-owned businesses are not going to treat you like that. This is something that just really doesn’t happen.”

Very true.  But wouldn’t that be nice?