Comments on: 10 Recession-Proof Holiday Bonus Ideas http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2008/12/02/10-recession-proof-holiday-bonus-ideas/ Recruitment Tips, Employer Trends, and Hiring Insights from CareerBuilder Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Mary http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2008/12/02/10-recession-proof-holiday-bonus-ideas/#comment-948 Mary Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:45:15 +0000 http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=1727#comment-948 Chris, good to hear others are implementing the work from home idea - and having success with it. Careerbuilder.com, too, has had a lot of success with a similar program. I hope to see more and more companies adopt - and benefit from - these practices in the coming months. Thanks for sharing. - Mary Chris, good to hear others are implementing the work from home idea – and having success with it. Careerbuilder.com, too, has had a lot of success with a similar program. I hope to see more and more companies adopt – and benefit from – these practices in the coming months. Thanks for sharing. – Mary

]]> By: Chris - Manager's Sandbox http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/2008/12/02/10-recession-proof-holiday-bonus-ideas/#comment-947 Chris - Manager's Sandbox Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:28:17 +0000 http://thehiringsite.careerbuilder.com/?p=1727#comment-947 I'd like to add one under "Gas" - cut out the carpool altogether and let employees work from home. With email and cellphones, you can work from literally anywhere in the world. Have employees come in a couple of days a week to have meetings and get some actual interaction with coworkers, and then let them work from home the rest of the week. Best Buy has seen great success at their corporate office with this kind of program. - Chris I’d like to add one under “Gas” – cut out the carpool altogether and let employees work from home. With email and cellphones, you can work from literally anywhere in the world. Have employees come in a couple of days a week to have meetings and get some actual interaction with coworkers, and then let them work from home the rest of the week.

Best Buy has seen great success at their corporate office with this kind of program.

- Chris

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