Moral dilemma RE work bonus/gift
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:43 amHey peoples
I helped one of the directors with her study/assignment on an insurance subject (she is in accounts, so doesn't know a lot about the technical insurance aspect). In total I probably had 5 hours at the office where I was away from my work, and also put in three hours of my own time on a Friday night.
Anyway I've been given a $200 bonus for this, but we're a small company and I think I'm already paid pretty well. I already politely refused when the topic was brought up a week or two back, but the boss (another director, 51% owner of the company) was pretty insistent so this morning when he haded me an envelope I said thanks very much thinking it was $50 or a lotto ticket or something, but nearly fell off my seat when I looked a few minutes later and realised it was $200 cash.
Honestly the the money would be handy at this time of year, I spent a few hours of my own time doing stuff and also had to indirectly 'make up' the 5 hours of work time by coming in early to catch up on emails & such.... but I sorta think of something like this as part of the job. I don't want to insult the boss by refusing to take it, and I've already refused other benefits in the past (eg. paying for my personal mobile phone contract as about 1% of it was business use), so I'm not sure how I should treat this.
I've been criticised in the past for being too honest/moral/generous/soft/whatever so your feedback would be appreciated.
I helped one of the directors with her study/assignment on an insurance subject (she is in accounts, so doesn't know a lot about the technical insurance aspect). In total I probably had 5 hours at the office where I was away from my work, and also put in three hours of my own time on a Friday night.
Anyway I've been given a $200 bonus for this, but we're a small company and I think I'm already paid pretty well. I already politely refused when the topic was brought up a week or two back, but the boss (another director, 51% owner of the company) was pretty insistent so this morning when he haded me an envelope I said thanks very much thinking it was $50 or a lotto ticket or something, but nearly fell off my seat when I looked a few minutes later and realised it was $200 cash.
Honestly the the money would be handy at this time of year, I spent a few hours of my own time doing stuff and also had to indirectly 'make up' the 5 hours of work time by coming in early to catch up on emails & such.... but I sorta think of something like this as part of the job. I don't want to insult the boss by refusing to take it, and I've already refused other benefits in the past (eg. paying for my personal mobile phone contract as about 1% of it was business use), so I'm not sure how I should treat this.
I've been criticised in the past for being too honest/moral/generous/soft/whatever so your feedback would be appreciated.
Mate, your not over generous or soft!! Your menatally deficient!!! 
I'm a business owner and employer, as such, just be grateful, take the money and enjoy it! It is what I would want any bonus I gave an amployee spent on....making them happy!!! 
