Bonus? Whaaaaaaaatt???

I was talking with one of the managers yesterday about salaries and other things financial when the concept of the managers' bonuses came up. At Nypro, when you're a manager (level 7 or above), you get a yearly bonus at xmas time that (depending on your level, salary, and time at the company) you get anywhere from 20-50% of your salary in a bonus.

Yes, you read that right, 50%. That means that in a year you can make 150% of your salary. That's ridiculous.

Apparently, though, you are eligible to receive that when you hit Project Engineer III status because you're practically a manager at that point. I'm level II right now. I'm one promotion away from getting bonuses.

Booyah.

In other news, I just bought a 51" rear-project tv on a crazy sale. It's ginormous, but it was cheap and it looks good. We'll soon commence Goldeneye and Halo multiplayer games on it once everything is set up.