What great company benefits do you get?
Discussion
I enjoy the following
- New modern building with country views
- Subsidised on site café for breakfast & Lunch
- Free use of the onsite gym
- Numerous break out areas with Xbox, pool tables & table tennis
- At least 4 staff meals/nights out all expenses paid & Summer & Christmas parties
- Football ticket give always , spa days and other experience days
- Very comprehensive maternity perks for both Women and Men
- Private health contributions
The benefits do come at a price, salaries are lower vs our direct competitors in the area and only 20 days holiday a year. I think its a good compromise but a lot of staff leave because they get offered a 10% pay rise by a competitor.
- New modern building with country views
- Subsidised on site café for breakfast & Lunch
- Free use of the onsite gym
- Numerous break out areas with Xbox, pool tables & table tennis
- At least 4 staff meals/nights out all expenses paid & Summer & Christmas parties
- Football ticket give always , spa days and other experience days
- Very comprehensive maternity perks for both Women and Men
- Private health contributions
The benefits do come at a price, salaries are lower vs our direct competitors in the area and only 20 days holiday a year. I think its a good compromise but a lot of staff leave because they get offered a 10% pay rise by a competitor.
Nothing much at the place I worked.
Bare minimum pension provision
Bare minimum holiday provision
The building we worked in was at least new though and there were some perks of working there too; free biscuits and drinks for 1 hour every friday provided you hung about and talked to people. erm, free showers. That was about it. Oh, for being in the building you got discounted gym membership; a whole £1/mo less than you'd pay otherwise. Hardly worth having.
Bare minimum pension provision
Bare minimum holiday provision
The building we worked in was at least new though and there were some perks of working there too; free biscuits and drinks for 1 hour every friday provided you hung about and talked to people. erm, free showers. That was about it. Oh, for being in the building you got discounted gym membership; a whole £1/mo less than you'd pay otherwise. Hardly worth having.
Have just left my job, but we got the standard O&G industry benefits - healthcare, pension, LTD, shares etc.
However the industry was hit hard and ALL frivolities were stripped from our offices - i.e. coffee machines removed, subsidized cafeteria removed, no OT permitted, colour printing cartridges removed, no food ordering unless you could bill it to a client and even then it had to be for a business lunch on our property, provided by the cheapest caterer and approved by our Regional VP.
Even removed all plants and anything non-essential (gym, showers, etc) that required upkeep so they could save a few thousand. We also hadn't had a paid-for Christmas doo in around 5-6 years - it has always been self funded. Participation in industry award shows was prohibited unless approved by corporate in Houston; submission of technical writing/articles to industry publications also forbidden as we would have had to pay a publication bonus. Our discretionary bonus scheme were suspended and only very senior management remained entitled to a heavily reduced annual bonus scheme. Also no salary increases since 2014 and none projected until at least summer 2017... hence I left.
Mindue, as bad as the above sounds, it was no where near as bad as our US counterparts who suffered the above but were also turfed out of they're newly refurbished offices (huge office complex) and returned to their old, decrepit offices because the company figured it could make more money by sub-letting the new office space to companies in more buoyant industries. And just for context, I worked for one of the big 4 service companies, so this wasn't some small, little privateer that was struggling to survive.
However the industry was hit hard and ALL frivolities were stripped from our offices - i.e. coffee machines removed, subsidized cafeteria removed, no OT permitted, colour printing cartridges removed, no food ordering unless you could bill it to a client and even then it had to be for a business lunch on our property, provided by the cheapest caterer and approved by our Regional VP.
Even removed all plants and anything non-essential (gym, showers, etc) that required upkeep so they could save a few thousand. We also hadn't had a paid-for Christmas doo in around 5-6 years - it has always been self funded. Participation in industry award shows was prohibited unless approved by corporate in Houston; submission of technical writing/articles to industry publications also forbidden as we would have had to pay a publication bonus. Our discretionary bonus scheme were suspended and only very senior management remained entitled to a heavily reduced annual bonus scheme. Also no salary increases since 2014 and none projected until at least summer 2017... hence I left.
Mindue, as bad as the above sounds, it was no where near as bad as our US counterparts who suffered the above but were also turfed out of they're newly refurbished offices (huge office complex) and returned to their old, decrepit offices because the company figured it could make more money by sub-letting the new office space to companies in more buoyant industries. And just for context, I worked for one of the big 4 service companies, so this wasn't some small, little privateer that was struggling to survive.
Edited by parabolica on Thursday 1st December 14:15
Streetrod said:
I have recently joined a new company and I have been made to feel most welcome.
But what I find unusual is the lengths the company has gone to make this company a pleasant place to work. Apart from the fact that my office is based in a grade 2 listed manor house with views across a wonderful garden with the river Thames at the bottom of it we also get:
• Our own beautifully maintained golf course
• A grass football pitch
• A games room with pool tables and an Xbox etc.
• Plus the use of the companies ski chalet when I go to the Nordics
What less common benefits do you enjoy in your work place?
What industry is this?But what I find unusual is the lengths the company has gone to make this company a pleasant place to work. Apart from the fact that my office is based in a grade 2 listed manor house with views across a wonderful garden with the river Thames at the bottom of it we also get:
• Our own beautifully maintained golf course
• A grass football pitch
• A games room with pool tables and an Xbox etc.
• Plus the use of the companies ski chalet when I go to the Nordics
What less common benefits do you enjoy in your work place?
Ardenconnel said:
Free travel on my Train Operating Company (TOC) for me and my family (commuting for me only tho).
Certain amount of free travel on other TOCs run by parent company.
75% off all public walk-up fares (including rovers) for use on all TOCs.
Heavily discounted Eurostar, a limited but still generous amount of free travel and unlimited discount rail travel across Europe.
Oh and did I mention the Final Salary pension? Not bad at all in my opinion.
I was told on my first week in the railway that if you last 6 months, you'll never leave. So true.
17 years in the rail industry and I get 75% discount off a rail season ticket. Im very envious of those who get free travel passes :-)Certain amount of free travel on other TOCs run by parent company.
75% off all public walk-up fares (including rovers) for use on all TOCs.
Heavily discounted Eurostar, a limited but still generous amount of free travel and unlimited discount rail travel across Europe.
Oh and did I mention the Final Salary pension? Not bad at all in my opinion.
I was told on my first week in the railway that if you last 6 months, you'll never leave. So true.
SnapShot said:
Ardenconnel said:
Free travel on my Train Operating Company (TOC) for me and my family (commuting for me only tho).
Certain amount of free travel on other TOCs run by parent company.
75% off all public walk-up fares (including rovers) for use on all TOCs.
Heavily discounted Eurostar, a limited but still generous amount of free travel and unlimited discount rail travel across Europe.
Oh and did I mention the Final Salary pension? Not bad at all in my opinion.
I was told on my first week in the railway that if you last 6 months, you'll never leave. So true.
17 years in the rail industry and I get 75% discount off a rail season ticket. Im very envious of those who get free travel passes :-)Certain amount of free travel on other TOCs run by parent company.
75% off all public walk-up fares (including rovers) for use on all TOCs.
Heavily discounted Eurostar, a limited but still generous amount of free travel and unlimited discount rail travel across Europe.
Oh and did I mention the Final Salary pension? Not bad at all in my opinion.
I was told on my first week in the railway that if you last 6 months, you'll never leave. So true.
Know what you mean but 75% off a season ticket is still very good.
parabolica said:
Have just left my job, but we got the standard O&G industry benefits - healthcare, pension, LTD, shares etc.
However the industry was hit hard and ALL frivolities were stripped from our offices - i.e. coffee machines removed, subsidized cafeteria removed, no OT permitted, colour printing cartridges removed, no food ordering unless you could bill it to a client and even then it had to be for a business lunch on our property, provided by the cheapest caterer and approved by our Regional VP.
Even removed all plants and anything non-essential (gym, showers, etc) that required upkeep so they could save a few thousand. We also hadn't had a paid-for Christmas doo in around 5-6 years - it has always been self funded. Participation in industry award shows was prohibited unless approved by corporate in Houston; submission of technical writing/articles to industry publications also forbidden as we would have had to pay a publication bonus. Our discretionary bonus scheme were suspended and only very senior management remained entitled to a heavily reduced annual bonus scheme. Also no salary increases since 2014 and none projected until at least summer 2017... hence I left.
Mindue, as bad as the above sounds, it was no where near as bad as our US counterparts who suffered the above but were also turfed out of they're newly refurbished offices (huge office complex) and returned to their old, decrepit offices because the company figured it could make more money by sub-letting the new office space to companies in more buoyant industries. And just for context, I worked for one of the big 4 service companies, so this wasn't some small, little privateer that was struggling to survive.
Sounds like halliburton...However the industry was hit hard and ALL frivolities were stripped from our offices - i.e. coffee machines removed, subsidized cafeteria removed, no OT permitted, colour printing cartridges removed, no food ordering unless you could bill it to a client and even then it had to be for a business lunch on our property, provided by the cheapest caterer and approved by our Regional VP.
Even removed all plants and anything non-essential (gym, showers, etc) that required upkeep so they could save a few thousand. We also hadn't had a paid-for Christmas doo in around 5-6 years - it has always been self funded. Participation in industry award shows was prohibited unless approved by corporate in Houston; submission of technical writing/articles to industry publications also forbidden as we would have had to pay a publication bonus. Our discretionary bonus scheme were suspended and only very senior management remained entitled to a heavily reduced annual bonus scheme. Also no salary increases since 2014 and none projected until at least summer 2017... hence I left.
Mindue, as bad as the above sounds, it was no where near as bad as our US counterparts who suffered the above but were also turfed out of they're newly refurbished offices (huge office complex) and returned to their old, decrepit offices because the company figured it could make more money by sub-letting the new office space to companies in more buoyant industries. And just for context, I worked for one of the big 4 service companies, so this wasn't some small, little privateer that was struggling to survive.
Edited by parabolica on Thursday 1st December 14:15
Ardenconnel said:
Free travel on my Train Operating Company (TOC) for me and my family (commuting for me only tho).
Certain amount of free travel on other TOCs run by parent company.
75% off all public walk-up fares (including rovers) for use on all TOCs.
Heavily discounted Eurostar, a limited but still generous amount of free travel and unlimited discount rail travel across Europe.
Oh and did I mention the Final Salary pension? Not bad at all in my opinion.
I was told on my first week in the railway that if you last 6 months, you'll never leave. So true.
Snap, Only been in for 3 years but couldn't see myself doing anything else.Certain amount of free travel on other TOCs run by parent company.
75% off all public walk-up fares (including rovers) for use on all TOCs.
Heavily discounted Eurostar, a limited but still generous amount of free travel and unlimited discount rail travel across Europe.
Oh and did I mention the Final Salary pension? Not bad at all in my opinion.
I was told on my first week in the railway that if you last 6 months, you'll never leave. So true.
Ardenconnel said:
Network Rail then? ;-)
Know what you mean but 75% off a season ticket is still very good.
Yep :-)Know what you mean but 75% off a season ticket is still very good.
It would be good if I used the trains to commute, unfortunately with the silly shift times I work I have no option but to drive. A colleague who uses the discount gets a cracking price on his season ticket though.
kiethton said:
- Healthcare
- High level desk next to a window overlooking the HAC grounds
- Decent holiday inc. enforced 2 week break
- Paid training/exams including tuition
- Subsidised gym
- Secure cycle parking
- Own Barista/chef with semi-subsidised pricing
Plus all the Chinook near-misses you could ever want, if your experience of that view is anything like mine. I have fond memories of colleagues slumping lower in their seats as one seemed to be about to come through the window, coz that extra 3 inches would clearly make all the difference.- High level desk next to a window overlooking the HAC grounds
- Decent holiday inc. enforced 2 week break
- Paid training/exams including tuition
- Subsidised gym
- Secure cycle parking
- Own Barista/chef with semi-subsidised pricing
Edited by ATG on Thursday 1st December 23:32
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