Christmas Bonuses?

An anonymous reader asks: "I run a small startup company who was able to turn a buck during this past year. To say 'Thank you' to the employees who put in so much time and effort to get us financially stable I would like to give them a Christmas bonus. However, I've never received one before, so what is appropriate? I have 5 employees and I want to give them all the same bonus, but while I can afford about $1500 a person, is that too much? Would gifts be more appropriate then money? What are some bonuses the Slashdot crowd has received in the past?"

has to be said...

[ceejayoz]

Will you hire me? ;-)

My initial reaction

[Baron_Yam]

Well, if you decide that the health of the company requires that you put some of that potential bonus money away for future needs... you better hope none of your employees reads Slashdot and gets bitter that they didn't get the full $1500!

Whores! Whores, I tell you!

[orthogonal]

Whores!

Lots and lots of whores!

You run a tech company, right?

Just imagine the loyalty they'll feel toward you, once they can honestly tell their Dungeons & Dragons buddies that they finally lost their virginity in real life.

Re:What Do They Want?

[itsari]

Or you could just put a big pile of money in the middle of office and say help yourselves. Be a little more creative and your employees will aprechiate it.

Re:Save some for party

[mrzaph0d]

i'd also attach a form for the Human Fund.

Re:what a sad comment

[Craig Davison]

...says the man posting to slashdot from work.

Now you HAVE to give them 1500

[geekoid]

Unless you don't think we^H^H they don't read slashdot.