At the same time, she got a really nice bonus at work, a truly kitchen renovation-size bonus.
A friend lent her an apartment in the city, and a bonus at work helped her pay for the plane ticket.
"Anytime we would get money that we weren't expecting, whether it's a $100 birthday gift or a relative passing away or a bonus at work, we would invest that money," Mr. Hildreth said.
For one thing, he was raised in Cork, Ireland, the setting of this one-man show, and, for another, he has the tousled look of the protagonist, who's spent three days "on the ran-tan" (roaring drunk) after getting his holiday bonus at work.
Why do people feel great when they get a bonus at work?
I just got a bonus at work, they're on me".
If you want a bonus at work you're going to have to put in the bonus effort.
Also, remember that your annual bonus at work and your tax refund are 'extra income' that you normally live without, so aim to put 100% of those toward debt payments to make huge steps a couple of times each year.
But the idea of giving employees, even valuable ones, a bonus for showing up at work might strike many ordinary Americans as absurd, particularly at a time when so many jobs are disappearing.
This means the screen is taller than you might expect, and while that can feel weird when watching a widescreen movie, it's a productivity bonus when you're at work.
