I Thought I Was Entitled To a Christmas Bonus. I Was Wrong

The hard truth slapped me in the face

Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash

Today my boss told me I wasn’t getting a Christmas bonus, so I threw a fit.

That’s no joke.

I totally threw the biggest fit ever. Full of outrage, cursing, and sighs of dismay.

The catch? It was all done in my head — and most definitely not to my boss’s face.

I know this sounds incredibly entitled and selfish, but I thought this Christmas bonus was sort of a given.

The company I work for has said time and time again that this is their best year ever, financially speaking. That’s a major win, given we’re in the middle of a pandemic.

So if the company is doing really well, shouldn’t its employees and contractors (me!) benefit as well?

I thought so, which is why I started ranting to my coworker, friends, and family about this harsh injustice.

I was searching for validation in my indignation — and I got it tenfold. I was greeted with responses from family and friends, like:

“That’s not right!”

“What the f*ck!”

“I hope you told them exactly how you feel!”

“That’s terrible!”