cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9823286
‘Tis the season to celebrate our loved ones, and also for employers to show how much they care.
Whether by throwing a Christmas bash or handing out extra cash, businesses around the world are broadly expected to offer their dedicated staff a festive token of their appreciation.
And who deserves more recognition than the workers who keep our healthcare systems afloat?
Yet, the senior management team at one hospital apparently decided that rather than boost their staff’s pay or treat them to a slap-up meal, they would provide them with…
Potatoes.
The questionable move was broadcast to social media by an X/Twitter user who calls herself Amanda B.
She explained dejectedly: “My work is doing a potato bar as our Christmas bonus. I’m literally getting a hospital potato as a bonus.”
She then added: “They also said it has a $15 (£11.85) value so it will be taxed on our next check. Does anyone need an assistant so I can just quit right now?”
More than likely the hospital is a non profit, so the profits at all costs doesn’t really work.
“Non-profit” doesn’t mean it doesn’t make money and doesn’t prevent hospital administration from taking massive pay bumps.
I don’t know what you mean by doesn’t make money. 501©(3) can’t disperse net to individuals or pretty much any organization but other 501©(3)s. They are not permitted to lobby or participate in campaigns. Excise taxes can be levied against 501©(3)s that break those rules.
Hospitals usually are run by a board who will set wages for the higher up admin positions.