7th March is always a special day if you are a john lewis partner, of course its bonus day, and it is a real big deal that the envalope with the bonus number is delivered by securicor to each and every store and it is put in the safe and at 9.30am every branch opens the envelope at the same time, so it is huge........... imagine my surprise when after 21 years of service our manager asked me to open the envelope, OMG apparently i project the company in a positive way everyday i have brought the departments together more than anyone else in the store and my work ethic would make "Spedan proud", i apparently encapuslate the partnership way impecibly