After many years of being irritated by employees losing and breaking stuff, I made a change this year.  Every year I always do Christmas bonuses for all employees and it  has always been based on senority, the longer you work the more you get.  This year I am starting with the $7,500 that I usually give for employee bonuses.  Each time I have to buy new silverware, plates, spatulas, spoons, vaccumes, pots, pans, etc, I deduct it from the $7,500.  The balance at the end of the year will be split between all employees.  They now monitor each other about being more careful with stuff.  As of mid-May, their bonus is at $6,000.  I keep a spread sheet posted in the kitchen and each time I have to make a purchase, I adjust it.  I think it is a plan that may lessen the carelessness when they see how much money "THEY" are losing. 

Y

My glass is not half empty or half full; the glass is just too big.

Good idea!!!  I knew I kept you as my mistress for some reason.

Brilliant!!!  Market that idea and sell it at food shows!

Thanks, Lizzie!

Howard, you have not sent diamonds to retain me as your mistress.

Y

My glass is not half empty or half full; the glass is just too big.

Right now they are on pace to loose $1500 every 4 months or $4500 at the end of the year. They will share $2000 and not the normal $6500. I would change it to a year end bonus, you just took the whole idea about Christmas out of the bonus. The idea of giving a Christmas bonus is to try and help our employees with some extra money to buy extra Cloths, toys and food for their families. Its a time of the year we could say thanks for doing a good job, thanks for caring and going the extra mile when the business needed it. Its the one time of the year we shouldn't put restrictions on anything. Its the one time of the year we should just want our employees to have some time off with their families and have a few extra $$$. .......Bill

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That is a pretty great idea. I used to have a problem with breaking stuff because I was always in a hurry to get a job done, but we never got bonuses where I worked so the incentive to slow down wasn't there. But when you start messing with people's money they'll start paying attention quickly haha

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