I just moved to a new employer on Friday. Top blue chip construction / civils company as a qs. Having last worked in a small company I expected big things from a large company instead i am made to sit in silence in front of a monitor from 8am to 5.30 with a 45min lunch break . Benefits probably include coffee and working close to home.
Work Perks
- Thread starter elrasho
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2012 BMW 320d
My personal mobile phone bill paid for
My home internet and home phone bill paid for
£20 a day for food/drink if I leave my home-office for customer meetings etc
Many free PC hardware samples for me to use as I see fit
My company even pays for my tea/coffee/biscuits etc that I use at home during the working day (but tbh I've never claimed for them - but I could)
My personal mobile phone bill paid for
My home internet and home phone bill paid for
£20 a day for food/drink if I leave my home-office for customer meetings etc
Many free PC hardware samples for me to use as I see fit
My company even pays for my tea/coffee/biscuits etc that I use at home during the working day (but tbh I've never claimed for them - but I could)
Used to have to pay 12p a cup (horrible stuff in a plastic cup that would burn your hands and half of it would spill by the time you'd carried them over to the desks) at my previously employer.
My company as a result of acquisitions has people on a range of contracts with different perks, some people who have been here over 10 years get ridiculous amounts of holiday (40+ days or something as if they stayed over 10 years they got +1 day holiday for every year), company flats to stay in while working at head office, home phone/bb paid for etc.
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- Flexitime and Work From Home
- PC (Dual screens) and Laptop
- Free Wifi
- Relaxed internet restrictions
- Casual dress every day
- Free teas and coffees (Fruit tea and a proper coffee machine)
- Various fruit/cakes/biscuits every week from meetings
- Number of celebratory events each year (free bar, slap up meal)
- Travel opportunities
- PC (Dual screens) and Laptop
- Free Wifi
- Relaxed internet restrictions
- Casual dress every day
- Free teas and coffees (Fruit tea and a proper coffee machine)
- Various fruit/cakes/biscuits every week from meetings
- Number of celebratory events each year (free bar, slap up meal)
- Travel opportunities
Soldato
Talking of coffee who has tried the new Costa chocolate and Orange Mocha Latte?
Always grab one when on the road. Thanks to my employers. Especially at £3.99 per drink.
Always grab one when on the road. Thanks to my employers. Especially at £3.99 per drink.
Soldato
Hmm not loads tbh but some I can think of:
Free Tea/Coffee/Bread/Butter/Milk
As I need to work from home occasionally free BB or an allowance towards my own BB.
Don't get hard time for being a little late. (same for being a little late back from lunch).
I can have as many tea breaks as I want and no one complains.
I don't get killed for a bit of light internet browsing or wandering off to talk to someone, but I don't always get the time as relatively busy.
I always try and make sure I get the work done to the best of my ability so it's nice not to be under pressure. I think I motivate myself well enough to get on with things anyway!
Free Tea/Coffee/Bread/Butter/Milk
As I need to work from home occasionally free BB or an allowance towards my own BB.
Don't get hard time for being a little late. (same for being a little late back from lunch).
I can have as many tea breaks as I want and no one complains.
I don't get killed for a bit of light internet browsing or wandering off to talk to someone, but I don't always get the time as relatively busy.
I always try and make sure I get the work done to the best of my ability so it's nice not to be under pressure. I think I motivate myself well enough to get on with things anyway!
Associate
Sounds awesome, in the old job we had a cafe that served starbucks and around this time of year I would be hammering the various xmas drinks!
Actually is that even a xmas one or just a new flavour?
Soldato
It is a festival option. It's damn nice too.
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I'm a stay at home dad, so my perks are whatever I decide they are.
Which mainly involves Planetside 2 and trips to the park
Man of Honour
We get the option to buy tea or coffee at 30p a mug...but we're only allowed to drink it during the main break period, when all the tea machines are switched off. So it's not really a perk. Unless you like cold tea or coffee.
Err...they don't charge us for the electricity for the microwave or TV in the staff room. Yet. Does any company still make coin-operated TVs?
Err...they don't charge us for the electricity for the microwave or TV in the staff room. Yet. Does any company still make coin-operated TVs?
Soldato
Run my own business so can basically buy almost anything media related (computer or A/V tech etc) as an expense VAT-free.
Soldato
Caporegime
Not the Costa one, but Starbucks one, taste like Chocolate Orange in a cup and it's not £3.99 at Starbucks! lol
Soldato
I get to read the DM every night whilst it's being printed, for free.
Oh and listen to the *******s my manager has to say.
Neither of them are perks so I don't know why I posted here.
Oh and listen to the *******s my manager has to say.
Neither of them are perks so I don't know why I posted here.
Soldato
You know that's illegal, right?
Of course he will but anyone in the same position would do most likely do the same. I know I would.
Associate
Free beer at the office from 4.30pm, though beer o'clock is a proper Australian tradition and not limited to my office
Soldato
We don't.
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my bosses pa offers it to me on a plate about once a week..... does that count?