Internet Sleuths Speculate on Clark Griswold’s ‘Christmas Vacation’ Bonus

We lately discovered Kevin McCallister was, actually, loaded in ‘Residence Alone’ — and now, the Internet has its sights set on Clark Griswold … and that mysterious bonus test.

A Reddit thread that was lately began dives deep into the query of what sorta dough Chevy Chase‘s character in ‘Christmas Vacation’ was anticipating, what he ended up getting, and what the hell he even did for work … which is all left unanswered within the movie.

It isn’t almost as refined or scientific because the NYT piece that broke down the ‘Home Alone’ finances, however it’s fascinating … ‘trigger a whole lot of people appear to have good guesses.

Primarily based on clues dropped within the film, one consumer — who kinda takes the lead on all of the sleuthing right here — suggests Clark was some type of chemical engineer at a cereal firm … and that his wage on the time probably landed within the ballpark of about $75k-$80k in 1989.

If that is true, these on-line accountants determine Sparky may’ve been anticipating a reasonably excessive bonus of about 20%-25% … do the maths, and that is probably a bonus of about $20k or so.

He additionally talked about placing down a $7,500 deposit for it already, and hoping the test would cowl the remaining — and primarily based on some historic knowledge … folks say the quantity checks out for pool building within the late ’80s. Clark hoped for (however did not get) a five-figure bonus.

In fact, that is not precisely how issues labored out — at first, anyway — within the vacation traditional. Clark will get stiffed by his boss, and his cousin Eddie kidnaps the man to drive him to pony up. In the long run, the CEO of the corporate does give out the bonus — plus an additional 20%.

In the long run, the Internet suspects Clark walked away with about $24k ultimately … greater than sufficient to put in the pool and pay for it in full. Not unhealthy for the bungling Griswolds!