Horizon Air Mechanic Auctions Off "Christmas Bonus" On EBay

Sometimes employers miss the mark. And sometimes employees have interesting ways in which they call that lack to the attention of the world around them.

One truly inventive protest against corporate insensitivity has allegedly shown up on EBay where an alleged Horizon Air mechanic auctioned off his holiday bonus... a coffee mug. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek (OK, a LOT tongue-in-cheek), the seller tells his holiday tale of woe thus...

"You are bidding on my Christmas Bonus!

I am an Aircraft Mechanic, and the company I work for, Horizon Airlines, has blessed me this year with a wonderful Collectable coffee mug.  It is made of Fine China. I know this to be true, because when I turn it over, it says China, in fine letters. It is adorned with printed images celebrating our sacrifices to the Company, thanking us for our hard work at the Company, and even takes credit for our skill and knowledge.

It comes with 1 piece of chocolate candy wrapped in golden foil. The cup originally came with 5 pieces of chocolate candy wrapped in golden foil, but my kids ate 4 pieces before I could stop them. I know this diminishes the overall value of this excellent Christmas gift. However, the included unopened chocolate covered graham cracker cookie certainly overshadows the loss of the 4 golden foil wrapped chocolate candies.  The Crowning Glory of this Testament to the Spirit of Giving is the tea bag. Yes folks, Horizon Air pulled out all the stops when they ensured we had something to actually drink from the cup of Fine China.

One single teabag. The movie Christmas Vacation was based around the fact that Ed Griswold only received a "Jelly of the Month" club membership from his boss. I got a teabag..."

There's more, but, well, you get the idea.

The auction closed on Christmas Day, netting the mechanic a whopping $354... which he said would be going toward a Playstation 2 for his kids...

FMI: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3770539257#ebayphotohosting