Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units

Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by jqm on Monday February 01, 2016 @07:04PM (#11016712)

I see your point, but to be honest I'd probably pay not to have to attend Christmas parties at many places I've worked at. I suspect I'm not alone in feeling like this. Point being I don't know that this is really much of a perk......

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by cballard on Monday February 01, 2016 @08:08PM (#11017038)

Company Christmas party = another night that I can't spend with my girlfriend, lifting or climbing at the gym, reading, working on open source... and anything else that isn't hanging out with increasingly intoxicated people.

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by vacri on Monday February 01, 2016 @08:43PM (#11017160)

One night a year is onerous? For an event that it seems your coworkers enjoy?

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by cballard on Monday February 01, 2016 @09:20PM (#11017292)

We spent, I'd say, over $1500 for our party at a company of 15.

Yes, I would prefer a $100 bonus. The amount might decrease to the point that it's useless at larger companies due to economies of scale...

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by paulcole on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @12:51AM (#11017826)

I think a more interesting question is: Would you rather get $100 or allow the other members of your team to attend a party they'd enjoy?

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by SilasX on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @01:50AM (#11017962)

Hm... is such a party both a) deductible as a corporate expense and b) not treated as employee income?

If so, the choice is really between "$100 worth" of partying and $65 of after-tax cash.

For that matter, do corporations pay sales tax? If not, it's more like $100 of partying vs $58 of your choice of any consumption.

(Hence why it's not always as simple as "just give me the money".)

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by carlosonunez on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @08:33AM (#11019309)

Do they force you to go? Every company I've ever worked at had optional parties.

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Re:Yahoo to cut 15 percent jobs, close several units by spacecowboy_lon on Tuesday February 02, 2016 @04:28AM (#11018450)

Me to i only worked at one place(subsidiary of Elsevier) that did the mega party thing.

I didn't go to the first two and only attended after that to make nice with teh boss.

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