cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9823286
‘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?”
Where did it happen? The money is in dollars so I assumed it was the USA, but in the USA employees generally don’t have to pay taxes on the value of the meals employers provide.
It was in the US, not sure why they claim it wasn’t.
Being gifted potatoes in the U.S would be very out of the ordinary for many states, which is why i was skeptical about it being in the U.S.
It’s not very out of the ordinary in the UK?
Not saying its odd in the UK, but if you ild me like it was Ireland or something, i wouldnt have batted an eye.
What about if they’re in Idaho?
The UK
The source is from the UK, the article is about a US company
True, my bad
Oh yeah the other one in the competition to fuck everything up.