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Hospital staff get baked potato as a 'Christmas bonus' from work (and got taxed on it)

cross-posted from: 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?”

HiddenLayer5 ,

Perhaps a sign that the hospital admin needs a potato canon to the face, in their next group Minecraft session.

Breezy ,

I once got my old boss a potato for his birthday, it was a 25 dollar gold coated potato though. I dont see the gold one anymore. potatoparcel.com

ThePowerOfGeek ,
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Who the fuck runs that hospital? Ebineezer Scrooge pre-ghost-visitation?

Xeroxchasechase ,

A private for profit company

xkforce ,

The most surprising thing about this is this wasnt in the US. It seems like such an american capitalist douchebag thing to do.

aberrate_junior_beatnik ,

It wasn’t? Where was it (I can’t find it in the article)?

Hawk ,

It was in the US. On Twitter, she talks about venmo, which is a US only thing.

ArbitraryValue ,

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.

LufyCZ ,

The UK

XTornado ,

Oh yeah the other one in the competition to fuck everything up.

Zorque ,

There's dozens of them, not just one or two.

Hawk ,

The source is from the UK, the article is about a US company

LufyCZ ,

True, my bad

Dudewitbow ,

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.

ArbitraryValue ,

It’s not very out of the ordinary in the UK?

Dudewitbow ,

Not saying its odd in the UK, but if you ild me like it was Ireland or something, i wouldnt have batted an eye.

dan ,
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What about if they’re in Idaho?

Hawk ,

It was in the US, not sure why they claim it wasn’t.

RedditReject ,

I think it was in Texas from what I heard from the rumor mill. The article is in the guardian which is UK based so they put the exchange rate in for the $15 in £ so the UK folks had a frame of reference

5200 ,

I would definately be asking for the underlying numbers for that 15 dollar. If you’re charging me for it you better open the books on the cost you claim.

Potatos_are_not_friends ,

I love it.

“Please provide a itemized expense report. Thank you.”

voxthefox ,

Very much a theme this year. My company normally gives equity (that cashes out over 3 years ofc) every end of year for the past 4-5 years. This year however, no equity allotments announced, instead we get a floor pizza party with ice cream. People are less than enthused.

Sanctus ,
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At one point does it become acceptable to return “gifts” like these at high velocities?

Duranie ,

I like your thinking.

TheBlue22 ,

With a potato cannon?

Jaysyn ,
@Jaysyn@kbin.social avatar

There is a Russia joke in there somewhere.

stinerman ,
@stinerman@midwest.social avatar

This is terrible, but the company doesn’t need to tax them on this any more than your company taxes you when they bring in pizza for everyone. They’re doing it because…they’re dumb.

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