Hand Gun for Christmas

kmw1954 · November 14, 2018, 01:34 AM

How would you feel if your company came out and did this for your Christmas bonus?

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wis...b7Kz&ocid=iehp

Think this will cause a stir with some?

**JohnKSa** · November 14, 2018, 01:43 AM

That's going to make some people practically turn inside out.

I would like that kind of a Christmas bonus. Sadly, it will never happen where I work...

GoingQuiet · November 14, 2018, 02:22 AM

I have a number of customers that own businesses that work something out where they come to me and give me a few guidelines and, they tell their employees to pick out whatever they want within reason and I send a bill to the boss.

This isn't exactly advertised as a perk in the employee manual, but it's been done before.

I've had white collar professionals actually pay out of their personal funds to get their admin team their CWL, training, etc. There are some well heeled folks out there that have no problem spending a few thousand bucks as a gesture of gratitude for those who are not as economically viable.

**Spats McGee** · November 14, 2018, 05:48 AM

I would love it, but I don't see it happening where I work now. Not that my boss has anything against guns. We just don't have the budget. (State agency)

USNRet93 · November 14, 2018, 08:11 AM

It might tweak some, probably more outside rather than inside, that company. But I'd be surprised if somebody couldn't turn it down or if really not comfy, sell it.

Skans · November 14, 2018, 08:55 AM

"All 16 full-time employees will be able to pick their choice of revolver."

Here's my choice, Boss:

kmw1954 · November 14, 2018, 11:56 AM

I love the idea. It's just that in todays political climate is it safe for a company to take a stand such as this? Or to do it publicly. I think they have Big Brass ones for doing this and a bravo to them!

CalmerThanYou · November 14, 2018, 12:29 PM

Cool company. Small, local, family owned. Genius marketing, and a win for all the employees.

Dufus · November 14, 2018, 03:00 PM

My eldest niece works for STI International. The company offered that as a Christmas bonus to the employees.

They also offered them any handgun of their choice (that was in inventory) at cost. She picked out two that would retail for >$1100 each and paid approximately $700 total. I asked if they needed any help.

CLYA · November 14, 2018, 07:49 PM

Thanks to the article today, I bet they sold a lot more glasses (with a bullet in the side). I ordered two.

Wag · November 14, 2018, 08:06 PM

I wanna work for them, not because I want them to give me a gun but because I want to be in a company where they feel this way about guns.

--Wag--

kmw1954 · November 15, 2018, 12:37 AM

Well I am glad some have enjoyed this article, even the wife piped up about it when she got home and read her news. She even smiled.

Again I applaud this company for not being intimidated. So far I haven't found any bad press.

I once worked for a company were the owners thought on bonuses was that it was charity and he truly believed it. He was a true Scrooge!

November 14, 2018, 01:34 AM	#1
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	Hand Gun for Christmas How would you feel if your company came out and did this for your Christmas bonus? http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wis...b7Kz&ocid=iehp Think this will cause a stir with some?

November 14, 2018, 01:43 AM	#2
JohnKSa Staff Join Date: February 12, 2001 Location: DFW Area Posts: 24,972	That's going to make some people practically turn inside out. I would like that kind of a Christmas bonus. Sadly, it will never happen where I work... __________________ Do you know about the TEXAS State Rifle Association?

November 14, 2018, 02:22 AM	#3
GoingQuiet Member Join Date: July 1, 2010 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 92	I have a number of customers that own businesses that work something out where they come to me and give me a few guidelines and, they tell their employees to pick out whatever they want within reason and I send a bill to the boss. This isn't exactly advertised as a perk in the employee manual, but it's been done before. I've had white collar professionals actually pay out of their personal funds to get their admin team their CWL, training, etc. There are some well heeled folks out there that have no problem spending a few thousand bucks as a gesture of gratitude for those who are not as economically viable. __________________ FFL/SOT Melbourne, FL - Sales by appointment. [email protected] Sig Sauer Stocking Dealer Silencerco Stocking Distributor

November 14, 2018, 05:48 AM	#4
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	I would love it, but I don't see it happening where I work now. Not that my boss has anything against guns. We just don't have the budget. (State agency) __________________ I'm a lawyer, but I'm not your lawyer. If you need some honest-to-goodness legal advice, go buy some.

November 14, 2018, 08:11 AM	#5
USNRet93 Senior Member Join Date: October 23, 2018 Location: Republic of Boulder, USA Posts: 1,475	It might tweak some, probably more outside rather than inside, that company. But I'd be surprised if somebody couldn't turn it down or if really not comfy, sell it. __________________ PhormerPhantomPhlyer "Tools not Trophies”

November 14, 2018, 08:55 AM	#6
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,132	"All 16 full-time employees will be able to pick their choice of revolver." Here's my choice, Boss:

November 14, 2018, 11:56 AM	#7
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	I love the idea. It's just that in todays political climate is it safe for a company to take a stand such as this? Or to do it publicly. I think they have Big Brass ones for doing this and a bravo to them!

November 14, 2018, 12:29 PM	#8
CalmerThanYou Senior Member Join Date: April 16, 2017 Posts: 323	Cool company. Small, local, family owned. Genius marketing, and a win for all the employees.

November 14, 2018, 03:00 PM	#9
Dufus Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 2014 Posts: 1,965	My eldest niece works for STI International. The company offered that as a Christmas bonus to the employees. They also offered them any handgun of their choice (that was in inventory) at cost. She picked out two that would retail for >$1100 each and paid approximately $700 total. I asked if they needed any help.

November 14, 2018, 07:49 PM	#10
CLYA Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2017 Posts: 125	Thanks to the article today, I bet they sold a lot more glasses (with a bullet in the side). I ordered two.

November 14, 2018, 08:06 PM	#11
Wag Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 2010 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 988	I wanna work for them, not because I want them to give me a gun but because I want to be in a company where they feel this way about guns. --Wag-- __________________ "Great genius will always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds." --Albert Einstein.

November 15, 2018, 12:37 AM	#12
kmw1954 Senior Member Join Date: June 11, 2016 Location: SE Wisconsin Posts: 1,524	Well I am glad some have enjoyed this article, even the wife piped up about it when she got home and read her news. She even smiled. Again I applaud this company for not being intimidated. So far I haven't found any bad press. I once worked for a company were the owners thought on bonuses was that it was charity and he truly believed it. He was a true Scrooge!