Of course applies for everyone who want to share...

I have got digital foto frame, pretty cool...

I gave myself the day off.

Nada, but then again I didn't deserve anything.

I am self employed as well.

I took work home over the break.

New truck and $600 xmas bonus. My boss rocks.

Continued employment

Continued employment

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I got a $100 Visa gift card which I used to help buy myself a Wii.

As a kept man, my negotiating leverage is somewhat limited. I settled for a nooner.

The pleasure of returning in 2009, a 10% bonus, and the traditional Christmas Cheese

A continued hold on my promotion (partly due to fiance and partly due to not being able to find my replacement).

$100 and a $5 botle of wine.

A 10% pay cut and some pizza.

All in all, a good year.

4, 200 yard rolls of heavy, high press drawing paper and 4ft x 6ft board made of old growth teak for work table top.

My boss got me a magnum of 2000 Robert Mondavi Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. Did I marry well or what? :prettyprincess:

A tumbler for the commute and 3 days off which I will be using up this week.

a paycheck

Continued employment

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*celebrating 24 years of self-employment*

SWMBO (a/k/a "The Boss") got me an 8 quart cast iron Le Creuset Oval French Oven in red (that produced an exquisite chuck pot roast Saturday night) and a Suunto X9i (that works ).

Continued employment

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since i am the Boss I donated my tips from the Tuesday before Christmas to Easter Seals school for Autistic Children in Chicago. I told a few customers on our myspace (which raised the tip jar) then afterwards i matched the total by half of my own money.

all in all the total was $457.09 donated.

made the donation by my moms credit card so if she wants to have the tax write later on then that's her gift..

probably will do another "tips for Charity Tuesday night" in a few months, my goal for 2009 is to raise at least $1000 for charities from myself and my Bar Business. i probably won't match the total with my money again though, costs to damn much..hahahaha

It's nice to see you remembering your roots.

KIDDING

Seriously, that was pretty generous of you, Billy.

I got an email from my boss.

Thanks for your replays guys...

The reason why I was asking is not about the gifts only. Thing is, I get the feeling that these days are quite "modern" and the real X-mas feeling is not there on the level it could be...Yes, I know, its not complain of my, actually I was amazed how they organised this year...Instead of just huge, non personal, to loud and to expensive one, they choose for something smaller, warmer/cosy with someone telling X-mas story and as last, but not least the chorus/acapella. Silly, you may think, but on the other hand the whole meaning is about thinking of others, who need you, but also be happy with simple things or just with things you have, however its a bit naive after all...Or, at least, create an idea of been a part of firm, like family, and not just an firm initials, is a very nice gesture, dont you think?

I am 10 years with the firm and right now we are having the most hard time of all, cos of reorganization, people leaving, newcomers who doesnt care about anything but himself etc...

Just an simple example. I was working on the day before X-mas, 24-12, while everyone from our department left the building couple hours earlier. So, sitting there I thought, what the hell, I will write the mail, firm wide, and simply wish every person a very nice holidays, so I did... After the brake, today, open up my mail box and what I see, just 5 replays, so , I thought WTF... so, just sometimes, its good to be naive to figure out who are you working with, simply FIRM INITIALS...

Do hope that I didnt sound to depressive, am I:palm: