- Taylor Swift handed out over $197 million in bonuses to everyone working on The Eras Tour.
- Taylor was filmed preparing for "Bonus Day" in The Eras Tour docuseries, The End of an Era.
- The Grammy winner said, "It feels like Christmas morning when you finally get to say thank you."
Ever wondered what it's like working for Taylor Swift? Judging from The End of an Era, literally amazing due to life-long friends, an incredible community, and—ah yes—a huge bonus.
Last year, People reported that Taylor gave her crew (including "truck drivers, caterers, instrument techs, merch team, lighting, sound, production staff and assistants, carpenters, dancers, band, security, choreographers, pyrotechnics, riggers, hair, make-up, wardrobe, physical therapists, and video team") bonuses totaling $197 million. And Taylor took fans through "Bonus Day" in the Eras tour doc, where she was filmed writing hundreds of cards—all sealed with wax!—to her team.
"Bonus day is so important, because setting a precedent with The Eras Tour is so important to me, because people who work on the road, if the tour grosses more, they get more of a bonus," she explained. "And these people work so hard and they are the best at what they do, so every single person on the crew, I've hand-written them a note. It took me a couple weeks, but it's fun to write the notes. It's like fun to think about everybody's lives they're going to go back to, and the time off they're going to have, and the kids they haven't seen because they've been gone for months. Just making that worthwhile for them is, it feels like Christmas morning when you finally get to say thank you."
We also got a glimpse at what the cards said, ahem: "We've traveled the world like we set out to do, we've dazzled the crowds but we've missed family too. My full gratitude doesn't come from a bank, but here is [bleeped] dollars just so say thanks. Love, Taylor."
In conclusion: how do I get a job on Taylor's next tour?
