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submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

‘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?”

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[-] [email protected] 62 points 2 years ago

My hospital once have us all savemart gift cards and the value was reflected in our paychecks. My gift card was empty when I went to use it...

[-] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Isn't that freaking wage theft?!?

[-] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 29 points 2 years ago

I can get that potato at Wendy's for less than the tax on $15.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

And it will be bigger and likely taste better than this fuckin thing.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

Yeah. This sounds like some creative financial bullshit.

[-] [email protected] 27 points 2 years ago

This $15 potato will likely be taxed at 22% federally, so those taxes alone will be $3.30, which is probably more than the actual material cost of the potato.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

At my last job, each Thanksgiving they'd give everyone a turkey sandwich from some catering company. It came with a little ketchup cup sized thing of potato salad,babs a pickle. you could opt for a veggie alternative. They would charge you 20 dollars for this on your next check.

The highest paid employee made 8.75.

I opted out.

[-] [email protected] 24 points 2 years ago

I’m so happy I don’t work in healthcare anymore, our bonus used to be a a frozen turkey. My bonus this year was a flat $1,000 after the tax was taken out.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Did the same thing and never looked back. Getting what my mother got as a nurse after 30 years in less than 4 years in IT is insane.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

Is hospital in Latvia?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hey, it could be worse... My company got me nothing! Ten years in a row!

[-] [email protected] 53 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

But did you have to pay taxes on your nothing?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

I would gladly accept nothing over this any day of the week.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

And you’re self-employed?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

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.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

My hospital bought us pizza. Yesterday. On my day off.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Obviously this is pretty bad, but anything coming via Shitter (X) at this point should be ignored.

everytime i see screenshots posted here it feels like we're all feeding trolls, and we should stop.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

What a half baked idea.

this post was submitted on 21 Dec 2023
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