‘Tis the season to celebrate our loved ones, and also for employers to show how much they care.
Whether by throwing a Christmas bash or handing out extra cash, businesses around the world are broadly expected to offer their dedicated staff a festive token of their appreciation.
And who deserves more recognition than the workers who keep our healthcare systems afloat?
Yet, the senior management team at one hospital apparently decided that rather than boost their staff’s pay or treat them to a slap-up meal, they would provide them with…
Potatoes.
The questionable move was broadcast to social media by an X/Twitter user who calls herself Amanda B.
She explained dejectedly: “My work is doing a potato bar as our Christmas bonus. I’m literally getting a hospital potato as a bonus.”
She then added: “They also said it has a $15 (£11.85) value so it will be taxed on our next check. Does anyone need an assistant so I can just quit right now?”
Hey, it could be worse… My company got me nothing! Ten years in a row!
The potato is actually worse. They’re paying far more than the value of the potato in taxes, as it’s considered a gift.
I’d rather have nothing than pay some else’s taxes for a gift I didn’t want that is way over-valued.
But did you have to pay taxes on your nothing?
I would gladly accept nothing over this any day of the week.
And you’re self-employed?
Yeh, I got a tax bill though. So that’s nice I guess.
Whoever in the UK thought it would be a good idea to do the income tax payment over Xmas and January needs a slap in the face.