What are the perks of your job - intended and unintended

[Thoth]

Pros - I work for a charity so feel I am helping people, fit birds cause it is in the care sector, I manage my own diary so can work from wherever I like including home, my boss is fucking brilliant.

 

Cons - Constant investigations I have to do because of gossipy whiny fuckers who just don't like the girl next to them because she has a better tan/boyfriend/salary/tits/lunch!

Having to bow down to fuckwits in councils who think they are better than you because a panel gave you a contract at £11 an hour to deliver a quality care service to people.

[Thoth]

Our bonus is used to keep us quiet. Last year it was low as there was apparently no money. This year after a year of redundancies and general upheaval it was ratcheted right up with loads getting 28% and some over 40%.

 

Not sure I would fell comfortable getting a 40% bonus when people have been made redundant, smacks of bad management that does.

[VladimirIlyich]

Not sure I would fell comfortable getting a 40% bonus when people have been made redundant, smacks of bad management that does.

Well,at least its better than nationalisation!

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Work for myself so I do what I want when I want. And no " banter " allowed merely discussion or argument.

[setreal]

I'd tell you but I would have to kill you afterwards.

 

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[lifetime fan]

I've just had to chose which member of staff is going to Canada for 3 weeks, all expenses paid and will be paid 24 hours a day for those 3 weeks.

 

The thing that amazed me was the number of twats that said they didn't want to go!

[Rico1304]

Not sure I would fell comfortable getting a 40% bonus when people have been made redundant, smacks of bad management that does.

Would you have given it back? It was a sweetener for those that stayed, pure and simple. I predicted it months ago. The redundancies were massive, it remains to be seen if cutting costs will impact the business negatively. From what I've seen so far I think it was a massive mistake.

[Jairzinho]

I've just had to chose which member of staff is going to Canada for 3 weeks, all expenses paid and will be paid 24 hours a day for those 3 weeks.

 

The thing that amazed me was the number of twats that said they didn't want to go!

 

You should have gone with three envelopes.

 

"Oh, there appears to be my name in this one".

[lifetime fan]

You should have gone with three envelopes.

 

"Oh, there appears to be my name in this one".

 

 

I was the only member of staff that couldn't go.

[stringvest]

Pros:  

 

wrote my own job description in my interview (which originally was for another job)

have a large degree of autonomy

have a decent R&D budget and talented people to do stuff I can't do

big company without the constraints of the unwieldy process driven herberts I've worked for previously

Free food and drink

home based so any travel - even to the office - is expensed 

 

Cons:

 

a bit too much travelling in the offing - I'm hoping to delegate some of it

[Section_31]

Miles Dyson over here. 

[The Murse]

Nurse.

 

pros: I've picked a fucking side.

 

 

cons: I've picked a fucking side.

[stringvest]

haha - it's true.  I went for a job interview but quickly realised I wouldn't be able to do it, so told them in the interview to avoid wasting everyone's time.  Then they asked me to tell them what I could do to help them, and I effectively wrote my job description on the hoof.  

 

I pick up my new mop and bucket next week.

[setreal]

Miles Dyson over here. 

 

Pros

 

clean restrooms

vending machine

 

Cons

 

may play a substantial part in bringing end to civilization by triggering Judgement Day 

bad parking situation

[lifetime fan]

Con: Having to explain to a lifeguard a guy I was supporting had shit in the swimming pool.

[El Rojo]

Con: Having to explain to a lifeguard a guy I was supporting had shit in the swimming pool.

Surely blaming others for your own actions is a pro?