Quote Originally Posted by SiouzQ. View Post
Is it some random percentage of your usual paycheck? Long ago at my bead store job for my first Xmas there I got a bonus of $600 (which was amazing back then for a single parent working a low-wage retail position). It turns out the owner gave back in the bonus $1 for every hour I had worked that year. (I had started that job in August of that year). 600 hours x $1 was my bonus. Doesn't seem like anything now but I remember the feeling of getting an extra $600 tax-free at the end of the year!
Bonus was $1700 pre-tax when I looked at stub online. Turns out medical and 401K was taken out of it in error. So I’ve got about $200ish I’ll see in 12/31 paycheck.

So that $1700 is a bit less than half of regular paycheck.

I took $200ish of bonus to buy a new desk chair for home. The one I have is a cheapo I bought in 2020 when I had the remote job. It currently sells for $35 so very cheap. I want something more comfortable.