Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary?

Posted by carusooneliner on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:32PM
from the ask-hn dept.

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?

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by ajeet_dhaliwal on Thursday October 03, 2019 @09:05PM (#21153931)

Longest I’ve stayed anywhere is 4 years 10 months so I’ve missed but then again one colleague ended up getting $63 after tax so ‘missing out’ may not be the right words.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by LK83 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:41PM (#21149670)

Nothing.

Around 5 years you should start getting 3 weeks of vacation.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by roland35 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:42PM (#21149693)

We get an extra week vacation after 9 years!

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by not_a_cop75 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:56PM (#21149843)

What an amazing company!

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by hellllllllooo on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:46PM (#21149726)

Paid... same as for the 5 years before that.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by gwbas1c on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:22PM (#21150985)

I 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.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by Pyrodogg on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:11PM (#21150871)

A 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.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by sloaken on Friday October 04, 2019 @05:09PM (#21161920)

I have passed 5 years 3 times. All three times with nothing. Of course I did not expect anything.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by realid on Friday October 04, 2019 @03:48PM (#21161244)

Vested 401(k) benefits.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by quickthrower2 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @08:27PM (#21153732)

I can't remember, but probably some cash of that magnitude.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by FiatLuxDave on Thursday October 03, 2019 @02:15PM (#21150084)

Nothing for my five, but I got a gold watch for my ten.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by celticninja on Thursday October 03, 2019 @03:36PM (#21151132)

5 days extra annual leave per year.

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by gtirloni on Thursday October 03, 2019 @06:54PM (#21153120)

What would be reasonable?

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Re:Ask HN: What did you get on your 5 year work anniversary? by durmonski on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:34PM (#21149583)

Additional vacation day :D

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