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401k with matching, followed by health insurance and dental coverage. Everything else is just money not going into my pocket.

Think about it. Those frill extras cost money. Wouldn't you rather that money be in the form of a paycheck to you?

A flexible schedule if needed (I can leave in a moments notice if needed) while maintaining a normal 9 to 5 schedule. Also, having a desk job but still being on the road part of the time outside the office (I liked not being chained to my desk).

Also, I have a cool boss that as long as you get your work done slacks the rope.

I like being in a union.

We are allowed to drink as much water as we want, as long as we do so on company property. Taking water off the property is theft and results in immediate termination.

We also got a written commitment (well, a PowerPoint presentation but that's close enough) from the company not to reduce our vacation pay below the legally guaranteed 4% and not to unilaterally roll back anyone's wages. Of course that was in the summer, before the economy collapsed.

radarman wrote:

Are you serious? Do they check your bag for Nalgene bottles?

Water in a personal drinking bottle is (probably) OK but if someone gets caught taking a few bottles or cases of product  (bottled water) and putting them in their car without a receipt they are fired. The whole thing is really kind of funny.

LukeLucas wrote:

at this point in my life, health insurance is the biggest perk. everything else right now is secondary.

This.

And with a $300 family deductible for the year (100% dental) with every other little stupid thing being covered, I'm not going to complain about not getting free bottled water.

Health insurance and 401k matching. As was said before everything else is money not going into my pocket.
I pack my own lunch so I don't care about food at work, company picnics and parties are just big fat wastes of company time if scheduled during work hours and an unappreciated intrusion into my free time if scheduled off work hours.
I work to finance the rest of my life and work has nothing to do with my social life.
All I want from work is as much money as I can get out of them and the happy bits of bullsmurf companies try to sell instead of cold hard cash I will do without.

Pithecanthropus wrote:

I got laid at work after hours once.  Does that count as a benefit?

only if it's a coworker.

bratboy wrote:

I can earn comp time for hours worked over 40 a week, which isn't common for attorneys.

That's a pretty good perk.

radarman wrote:

401k with matching, followed by health insurance and dental coverage. Everything else is just money not going into my pocket.

Think about it. Those frill extras cost money. Wouldn't you rather that money be in the form of a paycheck to you?

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while enjoying what you do.. it's not a social club.
pay me and pay my retirement fund and good health/dental.

as far as the people I work with.. it's professional. the 3F's are not included.

sturner wrote:

having a steady paycheck.

shoulda been a lending executive eh

I... get to surf the web.

The kids are kind of annoying but some of the moms are hot.

But the kids are way better with computers. It's freaky.

Free soda (we went through $600~ per week at my office)

On Fridays we could expense food from any agreed-upon place.

For the holiday party we were put up in downtown Chicago in nice hotels around the party.  People were either flown in (with 2 tickets), or given $50 for gas to drive. They had rented out the entire Hilton with something like 6 ballrooms and live music.  Open bar, and big buffets of sea food, subs, large cuts of meat.  I think the party was around $3M or so to put on.

Yeah, that job was swell.