Year-end bonuses 2019-05-15

Do American get year-end bonuses?/ or Christmas bonus 

end of year bonus culture 

Some do, but most don't. depend on the industry 

Most companies give out CNY bonuses. 

give out 发放

sweet deal 很棒啊= happy to get something (used in negotiated setting)

workforce 用于替代worker 

a quarter of the American workforce gets a bonus, if that. 

if that 至多，不超过这个数，也可能没有这么高

performance-based bonuses/ performance-tied bonuses 

Many year-end bonuses are tied to performance metrics. 

bankers 银行家

high-octane salespeople 干净十足的销售员

high-octane= full of energy (opposite to laid back)

They get big fat bonuses. 很丰厚的奖金= talkings about money in positive way/ sense 

managerial position 管理人员（注意发音）

managerial style 管理风格

two for the price of one 

How big is the CNY bonus usually? 中国奖金一般有多少啊？

a month's pay 

That is extravagant to say the least.

extravagant 奢侈的= spending too much on something / extravagant fashion 

throw extravagant party 

to say the least (in negative way) 不夸张的说 

The food is disappointing to say the least. 

quantify 量化

brag 吹嘘

Many people brag about their companies' CNY perks. 

extreme case 极端情况

publicize 公布= announce/ show it to the public

PR opportunity 公关机会

stick around 留下来，等着

jump ship 跳槽

The company is going down. It is better to jump ship. But you should stick around. 

I bet= I think 认为

savvy 精明的/ savvier/ savviest 

I bet companies have gotten savvier at dealing with those situations. 

at the end of the day 不管怎么说= no matter what it is

celebrate their New Year 

industrious 勤劳的，勤奋的(先天的)=diligent (有目的的)

year-end review 年终回顾

evidence-based 

market-based 

perk/bonus 

Bonuses fluctuate depending on the economy and the year's performance, but in most years the amount is substantial.