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Clark Griswold's Christmas Bonus: how much was he expecting?
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:16 am
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:16 am
Gris was planning to build a pool and fly his relatives out with the leftover dollars. I realize he is a bit of a dumbass, but he must have been expecting to get a good bit of coin on that bonus with those grand plans.
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Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:18 am to Honest Tune
It was 1989. He wasn't going to pay cash for the whole pool. I would guess 15k
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:20 am to Tiger Ryno
15k was my estimate as well. Clark seemed like one of those cats that turned off his dumbass switch once he was in the office. He was most likely a valuable employee to Frank Shirley.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:28 am to Honest Tune
Not sure how much but I think we can assume it was at least enough to cover the $7500 down payment of the pool. It also seems like it may have been performance based considering all the mentions of the cereal lacquer he developed and how sure he was that he was getting the bonus.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:33 am to Dr RC
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cereal lacquer
Dude was a certified genius with food additives.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:38 am to Honest Tune
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He was most likely a valuable employee to Frank Shirley.
"Kiss my arse. Kiss his arse. Kiss your arse. Happy Hanukkah."
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:44 am to Honest Tune
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Gris was planning to build a pool and fly his relatives out with the leftover dollars.
I thought he was just trying to cover what he put down ($7,500) with his bonus check. Not paying for the whole thing.
This post was edited on 12/12/16 at 8:46 am
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:49 am to spslayto
Had to be more than that because he was carrying on like he was going to be in some seriously deep shite if that bonus didn't come through.
I'm guessing 20K.
I'm guessing 20K.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:51 am to Honest Tune
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15k was my estimate as well. Clark seemed like one of those cats that turned off his dumbass switch once he was in the office. He was most likely a valuable employee to Frank Shirley.
Would explain why someone with the money to afford that house in the suburbs of Chicago didn't have ~$7500 (or even the full ~$15k if this thread's estimate is correct) to cover the pool costs if his bonus didn't come through.
Using the government's inflation calculator:
$7500 is 20% of $37500, which is ~$87,000 in today's dollars.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 8:52 am to Honest Tune
Speaking of family, how long was his family at his house? It seemed like the whole month of December. What a pain
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:01 am to spslayto
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I thought he was just trying to cover what he put down ($7,500) with his bonus check. Not paying for the whole thing.
why was it so urgent? It's not like the contractor was going to break ground on during the middle of winter.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:03 am to dallastiger55
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Speaking of family, how long was his family at his house? It seemed like the whole month of December. What a pain
They arrived on 15th if I'm not mistaken.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:05 am to Dire Wolf
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why was it so urgent? It's not like the contractor was going to break ground on during the middle of winter.
Gotta get on the schedule
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:12 am to dnm3305
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"Kiss my arse. Kiss his arse. Kiss your arse. Happy Hanukkah."
Yeah, only a man secure enough with his position and value to the company would speak like that to high level corporate types.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:36 am to Tiger Ryno
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He wasn't going to pay cash for the whole pool. I would guess 15k
No way he is making that as a bonus in the the 80s.
With inflation, that's 30 grand today.
Clarke looked like he had s solid job, nice house...but not the type of job or house where you get a 30 grand bonus...that's insane. That would be like a third of his yearly salary back then.
He wasn't on Wall Street in 1989.
$7,500 = $15,000 today...so I doubt his bonus covered the down payment.
Probably his bonus was most likely $10,000 max...so...$5,000 back then...that's what I always thought $5,000 grand in 1989.
This post was edited on 12/12/16 at 9:39 am
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:37 am to OMLandshark
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They arrived on 15th if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah - the narration is tracked by the 12 days of Christmas windows being opened - so, 10 days to 2 weeks, again, IIRC.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 9:40 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I always figured it would've been around $10-15K. But I guess that depends on if he was paying for it outright or just a deposit. But not to mention he said he was planning on flying everyone back to dedicate the pool. So even though he says "if there's enough left over," clearly he was thinking there should/may be or else he wouldn't have said anything. So add in plane tickets for 10-15 people.
ETA: I can't swim, Clark.
ETA: I can't swim, Clark.
This post was edited on 12/12/16 at 10:01 am
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:13 am to CocomoLSU
Plane tickets in the midwest in the late 80s may have been cheaper as well. Also, I'm gonna go ahead and say that he wouldn't have flown Eddie and his family out for it, and he was more than likely counting on a few elders to have passed away as well.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:16 am to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Clarke looked like he had s solid job, nice house...but not the type of job or house where you get a 30 grand bonus...that's insane. That would be like a third of his yearly salary back then.
I work with people that get 30k in bonuses throughout the year and you would never think it.
Posted on 12/12/16 at 10:16 am to StringedInstruments
Who do you guys think had more money? The Griswold's or the McAllister's?
both lived in baller Chicago neighborhoods.
And both seemed to be made of money.
both lived in baller Chicago neighborhoods.
And both seemed to be made of money.
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