A friend told me he got a $50 cash voucher and was taken out to a group lunch with a company VP. Another friend got points to use on a company store, worth about $40. These work anniversary rewards seem quite meagre. Is this common? I'd think 5 yrs at a company warrants something more to make it special. What did you get on your 5yr work anniversary?
Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
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Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#2Additional vacation day :D
Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#3Nothing.
Around 5 years you should start getting 3 weeks of vacation.
Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#4Nothing. Around 5 years you should start getting 3 weeks of vacation.
We get an extra week vacation after 9 years!
Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#5Paid... same as for the 5 years before that.
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#7Nothing for my five, but I got a gold watch for my ten.
Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#8A simple but nice (no company branding) jacket I continue to use years later.
Just before I hit 5 years my company decided that granring a 3rd week of vacation to 5 year employees was too much. They didn't reverse the decision until I almost hit my 6th.
Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#9I don't remember... I think it was mentioned in an all-hands.
> and was taken out to a group lunch with a company VP
That would mean a lot to me, actually. 5 years isn't a "gold watch" anniversary. I hopped so many jobs early in my career that the "this is the longest job I've had" anniversary meant a lot to me.
Re: Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?
#105 days extra annual leave per year.