Long Service Awards - what you packing

At my last company you got given a Mont Blanc fountain pen for five years service. They went bust when I was at about 4.5 years… I just picked up my five years here. A certificate and a picture of me receiving it on the intranet! A great reward.

4 Likes

Never been anywhere long enough to get one.

2 Likes

It’s my ten year anniversary next month. I’ll let you know (it will involve me getting doughnuts in and not much else)

What did sean give you? I got a signed photo for my decade’s service to the boards.

Nothing.

Would you like us to knock up a certificate?

After twenty years I’m hoping I’ll get a pension that will keep me alive, permission to not have to work here any more and a bus pass.

Think you get an extra days annual leave added on every five years?

I can’t imagine ever receiving a long service award because I can’t imagine ever working somewhere for more than four years.

Oooh nice!

I got $25,000.

1 Like

Job 1: three years
Job 2: four years
Job 3: two and a half years
Job 4: twelve years and counting

It sneaks up on you.

  1. 1 year
  2. 4 years
  3. 1.5 years
  4. 5 months
  5. 3 years

I get itchy feet quite easily

1 Like

Nothing but I get an email from my old manager downstairs on the anniversary of the day I joined. It has the adverse effect than his intention (unless he’s doing it to mug me off).

5 years - £75
10 years - £250 and an extra 2 days holiday
15 years - £500 and a lunch for you and colleagues up to £200
20 years - £750 and an extra 3 days holiday
25 years - £1,000 and a dinner for up to 20 people (value not specified)
30 years - £1,250, dinner for 20 people and 5 extra days holiday

Extra days holiday are one-off for that year, and cash amounts are after tax/NI.

19 Likes

This is just reminding me that I’d really like a new job.

1 Like

THIS is what we were waiting for!

Got a badge for working at TGI Fridays for a year

You should change your job every 2-3 years, imho.

1 Like

20 years. 500 shares. worth quite a few quid.

There’s the catch.

Things I like about my job:

  • The (barely earned) pay
  • Not having to work hard
  • Not getting bollocked for turning up late

And it’s hard finding job adverts that offer even one of those.

1 Like