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Hospital staff get baked potato as a 'Christmas bonus' from work (and got taxed on it) (www.indy100.com)

submitted 10 months ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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?”

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[-] xkforce@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

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

[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 15 points 10 months ago

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.

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago

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

[-] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

The UK

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 10 months ago

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

[-] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

True, my bad

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

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

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 2 points 10 months ago

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@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

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@upvote.au 3 points 10 months ago

What about if they're in Idaho?

[-] RedditReject@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

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

[-] aberrate_junior_beatnik@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

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

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago

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

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