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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] qwestjest78@lemmy.ca 35 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Last year I completed 10 years worked at a company. I got a generic card basically saying to keep up the good work.

Someone else I worked with got a pin after 15 years.

I heard at 20 years you get a coffee mug.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 30 points 4 days ago

At 25 years you get a new yacht for your boss.

[–] immutable@lemmy.zip 12 points 4 days ago

I once worked at a place that had a fun “birthday wheel”

You got to spin it on your birthday and get a prize.

After 7 years of working 60 hour weeks I got a $5 Pete’s gift card. The same day a marketing intern won a Vespa.

It was an important lesson about how hard work does not pay

[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

Shortly after my company was acquired I got notified of my 20 year anniversary. They kept our original hire dates from old company.

They let you pick stuff from a catalog. I got a shop vac and a "pearl" necklace. 5 years later, they added a visa gift card option. Always take the gift card.

[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Reminds me of the TV show severance, work a few more years and maybe you will get the music and dance experience soon

[–] kofe@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Don't even think about the finger traps, I got it in the bag this quarter

I got a George Foreman Grill for 5 years. It was actually quite useful.