Worst gift ever? Woman gets baked potato as Christmas bonus from office, has to pay tax on it

Digital Desk: A lot of happiness, delicious food, and, of course, the Christmas bonus are required during the holiday season. Workers, particularly in Western nations, look forward to the bonus all year long. Imagine for a moment when the bonus was only one potato. Horrible, right? Well, it actually happened.

When Amanda B's employer chose to provide one baked potato as a Christmas bonus—an unusual decision—she became the focus of a viral story. The instance, which prompted X to laugh and scratch its head in confusion, involves the company not only presenting a potato as a reward but also imposing a tax on it due to its assessed value of $15.

With many users expressing amazement and sympathy at the company's choice of gift, Amanda's original post about the "hospital potato" bonus soon gained viral status. The Christmas bonus that I work on is a potato bar. In her article, she lamented the fact that she was essentially receiving a hospital potato as a bonus. She even joked that she was ready to quit her present job over the mess, indicating that the additional sting of taxes had made her inquire if anybody was hiring.

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Though the circumstances were ridiculous, Amanda maintained her sense of humour, wondering openly if she should stock up on sour cream to get the most out of her windfall. She even uploaded a picture of the much-maligned "$15 taxed potato."

Many expressed disbelief at Amanda's unusual gift selection from the corporation and that she should step down right now.