Started a project at a very large medical device company right before Covid hit. Upper management said it was super high priority and would expect us to work late nights and weekends to get it done (which we did), but would compensate us well saying we’d get additional bonuses and a trip to Disney land.
Well, after 3 years (half of which I was working 60hr weeks) we’re able to launch it. The team and I haven’t received any additional bonuses or trips to Disney land, just a handful of happy hours, 2 yeti’s, a wind breaker and now a fucking bucket hat…