The Bonus of Your Bonus
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It's the one time of the year when you can go out and make that big purchase with a totally substantiated sense of entitlement and not even an inkling of guilt. You earned it, you deserve it.
In another totally unscientific and slightly random poll of a small group of banker pals, here's what we learned:
One hundred percent of you buy yourself a bonus treat - and will do this year, regardless of whether or not the amount was as much as you hoped.
This is fabulous news!
We Shopaholics are very proud of you for having your priorities straight.
The most popular rewards female bankers buy themselves are:
Male bankers tend to reward themselves by buying:
And on that £1,000 Bonus Tasting Menu offered at one London restaurant:
"I'd rather add the £1000 to my Rolex watch funding account!"
"I believe this one quite firmly falls into the category of 'over-indulgence'. I'd rather go to Gordon Ramsay where the food is fantastic and is not just a list of the most expensive foods I could eat."
"Good for those with more money than sense."
"£1000 is really absurd - imagine the handbag you could get for that!"
"Would rather spend my dosh on something a bit more tasteful."
"Sounds lovely, but I would rather have lots of great meals out in the course of a week-long holiday!"
One hundred percent of you buy yourself a bonus treat - and will do this year, regardless of whether or not the amount was as much as you hoped.
This is fabulous news!
We Shopaholics are very proud of you for having your priorities straight.
The most popular rewards female bankers buy themselves are:
- Diamond earrings
- Shoes & handbags ("the usual girly treats")
- One piece of jewellery "I've been wanting for a long time"
- Upgraded flights
- Expensive holidays
- Deposit on a flat
- Furniture
- Frivolous clothing
Male bankers tend to reward themselves by buying:
- An expensive watch
- An iPhone
- A flat
- A big engagement ring
- A fountain pen
- Celebratory dinner out with my wife
- Expensive clothes & shoes
And on that £1,000 Bonus Tasting Menu offered at one London restaurant:
"I'd rather add the £1000 to my Rolex watch funding account!"
"I believe this one quite firmly falls into the category of 'over-indulgence'. I'd rather go to Gordon Ramsay where the food is fantastic and is not just a list of the most expensive foods I could eat."
"Good for those with more money than sense."
"£1000 is really absurd - imagine the handbag you could get for that!"
"Would rather spend my dosh on something a bit more tasteful."
"Sounds lovely, but I would rather have lots of great meals out in the course of a week-long holiday!"
Here Is The Writer : The Shopaholics
Madame A and Madame B live in penthouses down the hall from each other not far from The Square Mile. One works for an American bank, one is
just an American. Both require their identities to be secret for a
variety of reasons, but mostly because they'd like to stay out of hot
water with their partners and bank managers.
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