What are the perks of your job - intended and unintended

[Duncan Clench]

I work for a very small firm, doing their IT mainly, but as it's a small company you're also expected to do other things that need doing.

 

Pros:

 

Flexible working allows me to do the school run once a week when I work from home.

Good pension contribution from work.

Life insurance.

Health insurance.

Totally unsupervised expenses. We've got 2 credit cards and when we're out on work business we're expected to use them.

Generally, we manage ourselves.

Gym membership (local to the office)

 

Cons:

 

Small company means sometimes you get handed a shit job and you do it.

No holiday. I mean, we get holiday but if something needs to be done it needs to be done. I'm always on call.

Over 1 hour each way commute.

 

The pros far outweigh the cons right now.

[cloggypop]

Boss eastern European birds

[Nunavut Patrick]

I ride the bus for free.

 

Which is both a pro and con.

[setreal]

Indeed.

[M_B]

Pros:

 

- I can work from home twice a week and from anywhere (usually Italy) for 3 months a year.

- I am largely left alone to do my work although I am part of a team

- Free fruit, tea&coffee, booze (although I dont bother with it but some do)

- Boardgames afternoon once a month where the entire office brings in food and we sit about playing games

- Poker evenings

- Flexi hours. Core hours are 10 - 3 but you can start & finish whenever you want around that.

- The folks in the office are really friendly.

- Comparatively low stress compared to other places I have worked

- Can wear whatever we want

 

Cons:

 

The work is dull as dishwater

[lifetime fan]

Eating in Mitch Tonks fish restaurant for the second time in 3 weeks - all expenses paid.

[Stouffer]

I'd tell you but you'd probably all hate me.

[lifetime fan]

Eating in Mitch Tonks fish restaurant for the second time in 3 weeks - all expenses paid.

 

 

 

[Hand Shandy]

More fucking lemon than whitebait there!

 

The lobster does look mighty fine however...

[A Red]

I'd rather eat my own ear wax

[JohnnyH]

Pros

- Regular business class/first class travel to the US, Asia and other log haul destinations.

- Manage my own workload.

- Work with experienced professionals so not many snides

 

Negs

- I travel a lot. A real whole lot.

[Rico1304]

I forgot one!

 

Every now and again I come across a real expert in the field who genuinely loves what he does. A mate on our team chairs loads of forum, solves complex cases regarding fires and explosions and is a pleasure to talk to. I love people who can do stuff.

[Chip Butty]

 

Perks 

• Small family business with close ties to the community
• Free tea and coffee (but it's instant so I have my own cafetiere like a big shot)
• Team I work with are all sound
• Wages competitive for my current skill set
• Little pressure, I take nothing home with me the second I clock off
• 20 minute commute to work
• Close to town
• Flexible if I need time off for ToddleD or anything else
• Discount on a host of medical, first Aid and Health & Safety supplies
• Big box of "expired" things which you can take which are perfectly fine but can't be sold.  I have about 2 full first aid kits in my house in case of emergency because the latext gloves "expired" and they can't guarantee they're sterile

 

 

 

 

• Fantastic scenic view from the office window?

[Champ]

It's not a slight btw. I'm public sector so seeing a 40% bonus genuinely stunned me.

I'm assuming bonuses don't even exist in your field. My employers have never given me a single penny more than my intended salary in cash or in kind

[TheBitch]

That's the highest it's been in years, the year before it was less than half that.

 

Tough break 14% and 20% bonus.

[Hand Shandy]

It's taken me all day to even comprehend how anyone could think they were hard done by receiving a bonus of that nature.

 

They clearly live in a different world to me.

[Rico1304]

Tough break 14% and 20% bonus.

Once again, what you wanted it to read and not what it said. I was personally responsible for savings of over £15m and got less than 14%.

[Hand Shandy]

What do you want? A fucking medal?

 

It's your job.

 

I'd imagine most of us do our jobs well and could only dream of getting a bonus.

[cloggypop]

 

 

Once again, what you wanted it to read and not what it said. I was personally responsible for killing over 15m pensioners and got less than 14%.

[Einch]

Pro's - interesting work. Colleagues only seem to hire hot young women.

Con's - corporate bellendery. Work travel.

[Jim MM]

Cons? Yeah, plenty but whatyagoando?

It takes five minutes to get to work and it's under 13° to the equator.

 

Pros:

 

- I can work from home twice a week and from anywhere (usually Italy) for 3 months a year.

- I am largely left alone to do my work although I am part of a team

- Free fruit, tea&coffee, booze (although I dont bother with it but some do)

- Boardgames afternoon once a month where the entire office brings in food and we sit about playing games

- Poker evenings

- Flexi hours. Core hours are 10 - 3 but you can start & finish whenever you want around that.

- The folks in the office are really friendly.

- Comparatively low stress compared to other places I have worked

- Can wear whatever we want

 

Cons:

 

The work is dull as dishwater

Fucking teachers.

[G Richards]

Pros

I love my work

Great colleagues

Trying to do something good I believe in

Long hours, but flexible, including ability to work from home if desired

Annual conference, travel if desired/time

Free tea, coffee, meals at various functions and so on

 

Cons

Working conditions in America are not very secure

Indiana is an 'employment at will' State, which seems pretty antiquated

 

Pro/Con

America is a vast and beautiful country and it has been enjoyable exploring

It's also a bit nuts in a political sense!

[Carvalho Diablo]

I work with quite a few fit women. Dead nice too most of them, a good laugh and randy as fuck with a few drinks inside of them.

 

Most of them are married though, and working with married women who you've been shagging is really not a good thing, believe me !

[Paulie Dangerously]

Tough break 14% and 20% bonus.

 

Bit Tory that mate

 

Once again, what you wanted it to read and not what it said. I was personally responsible for savings of over £15m and got less than 14%.

 

Looks like you earned your bonus so fair fucks to you. 

[Rick Sanchez C-137]

I'm assuming bonuses don't even exist in your field. My employers have never given me a single penny more than my intended salary in cash or in kind

 

Yep, pretty much. Also pay freeze for the majority of my time here too. I'm moving to the private sector within the next 5 years, just in the middle of my degree etc. Public sector doesn't suit my industry (software developer), but they gave me a start when I had zero experience or qualifications so I'll always be grateful for that.