Best perks of your job?

[Gio G]

I have quite a few good perks in my job, like working from home, so get to do the school runs. I also get a fuel card, which is very 80's!

G

[hotchy]

Finished by 11am, 5 min drive away and access to really good qaulity trade price butcher meat randomly...

actually nearly bought what can only be described as the worlds largest pork ribs to make my own in the slow cooker the other night. Got to scared in the end as I dont actually know how I'd manage to make them small enough to fit our extra large slow cooker lol, so ended up with 2 extra thick cut ribeyes for £3.50 lol

[Gary C]

95JO said:

Gary C said:

Civil Nuclear Ops engineer.

I didn't realise you could earn six figures in that line of work

On shift helps, Not quite at top of tree. Im a Duly authorised person and an Emergency controller under the Nuclear Installations act and when I am Shift Manager on a shift out of normal office hours, I act as the site licence holder under that act, so its got a bit of responsibility

And it was a former nationalised industry and we still basically work to the same pay and conditions. Not sure how its going to be at any new site..

But, they are great places to work. I started at the bottom 37 years ago as an apprentice.

Hope they build more than just Hinkley.

[dai1983]

38 days a year leave
Non contributory pension
Free gym
Free dental
Fast access to the doctor
Fuel expenses if you are financially responsible for a property
Cheap housing (£325pcm for a 3 bed house with a garage and included council tax and water
Cheap single accom during the week. Free if married
Time to do physical training
Wednesday afternoons for sport
Most Friday afternoons off
Two weeks adventure training a year
Last year I had 11 days off mountain biking with my transport and accom paid for.
Extra pay when you go away
Discounts related to the job
Free burger at McDonalds

[miniman]

eezeh said:

miniman said:

Those interiors are a struggle to put back in! Chances are ive played with that one on several occasions
That being said I enjoy it.

Do you work at Southampton?

[devnull]

+ Work from home - the role lets me control my diary.
+ No long commute means I can save for and run an E63, hopefully!
+ Possibly my localised culture, but I don't have management breathing down my neck.
+ Long paternity / maternity options
+ Good pension
+ Car policy seems to be that there isn't a car policy, so i can drive what I want.
+ Not a company perk, but their IT setup is VPNless so I can essentially use any laptop I want, other than the pretty neutered base spec ste they supply.

[95JO]

Some interesting responses so far - I kind of wish I asked more questions, I'd love to know all the details (age, job role, salary, pension scheme etc)

I find it interesting, maybe that's a bit sad on my part though

[BigMon]

Mine are:

• Reasonable pay for the geographical location and what I do (to go to the next level up would involve a lot more stress and responsibility for not that more remuneration)
• Pretty easy 12 mile commute, and some nice driving roads depending on which way I go
• I work with a really nice bunch of people. Believe it or not I would really miss the banter within the office if I left.
• Our factory is right on the edge of a national park so some very nice walks at lunchtime
• We 'make stuff', and I feel proud to be a part of something which is genuinely made in the UK

[devnull]

95JO said:

Some interesting responses so far - I kind of wish I asked more questions, I'd love to know all the details (age, job role, salary, pension scheme etc)

I find it interesting, maybe that's a bit sad on my part though

Some of the job perks (i.e. noone watching your back / micromanaging you) come with both age and seniority.

[The test driver]

dai1983 said:

38 days a year leave
Non contributory pension
Free gym
Free dental
Fast access to the doctor
Fuel expenses if you are financially responsible for a property
Cheap housing (£325pcm for a 3 bed house with a garage and included council tax and water
Cheap single accom during the week. Free if married
Time to do physical training
Wednesday afternoons for sport
Most Friday afternoons off
Two weeks adventure training a year
Last year I had 11 days off mountain biking with my transport and accom paid for.
Extra pay when you go away
Discounts related to the job
Free burger at McDonalds

I've fell for that trap before I'm not doing it again

[anonymous-user]

miniman said:

Do you work at Southampton?

No, little bit further west.
AFAIK there aren't any maintenance outfits kitted up for 350s in Southampton.

[The Leaper]

Being retired and my ex employer paying for private medical insurance cover for the wife and I.

R.

[anxious_ant]

Starjet99 said:

Nice thread.

For me, the main positives are:

+ Can work from home as much or as little as I want. Generally I'm averaging 2-3 days per week but there are weeks of the year where I'll do 5 days a week for several weeks in a row. Love not having to do the commute daily and the flexibility when working from home. My partner has recently changed jobs to one very local and therefore we can often have lunch together, which is nice.

+ Completely flexible hours, within reason. If I want to start at 5am and knock off early afternoon, I can do provided I'm available on the end of a phone if needed, which is fairly rare, during working hours.

+ The above two means I can work anywhere in Europe provided I have WiFi or decent 4G, so this gives opportunity to spend long(er) periods abroad. I'm thinking of doing a month working from the south of France this summer.

+ There's no restrictions on the car I use for work, so I'm knocking around in a 12 year old Grande Punto which cost buttons to buy and run, certainly far less than 45p a mile, so I'm well in profit.

+ Good IT kit: I get to choose what I want, really, provided it is reasonable.

+ Amazing defined benefits pension

Edited by Starjet99 on Wednesday 26th February 10:57

This is my dream perk... one day.

Really jealous of everyone here. I work long hours and besides the pay I suppose my perk is : unlimited tea or coffee. :P

[thainy77]

Pros:
Condensed work week and flexible hours.
Global travel.
Great work environment.
Good medical and dental.
Good pension.
Free tickets/boxes to major sporting events and concerts.
Good pay, bonus and shares program.

Cons:
20 days holiday.
Travel to some st holes!
The job can be quite stressful at times.

[djc206]

Work 181 days per year thanks to 41 days annual leave

DB pension and sensible retirement age (currently looking at 58)

Good salary

Good overtime rate if so inclined

Cheap private medical cover

Very cheap access to gym, climbing wall and other sports facilities

Subsidised canteen

Leave work behind at the door, no emails or calls outside of work hours to deal with

No rush hour commute

[dai1983]

The test driver said:

dai1983 said:

38 days a year leave
Non contributory pension
Free gym
Free dental
Fast access to the doctor
Fuel expenses if you are financially responsible for a property
Cheap housing (£325pcm for a 3 bed house with a garage and included council tax and water
Cheap single accom during the week. Free if married
Time to do physical training
Wednesday afternoons for sport
Most Friday afternoons off
Two weeks adventure training a year
Last year I had 11 days off mountain biking with my transport and accom paid for.
Extra pay when you go away
Discounts related to the job
Free burger at McDonalds

I've fell for that trap before I'm not doing it again

I’ve had 13 years of it and started appreciating it the last couple of years after being miserable for a while. So I’m retraining to a different branch and have the potential to do another 20. If I do that then I could be retired at 56.

[paulguitar]

I suppose the biggest perk of working on cruise ships is getting to travel to places that I may never have seen otherwise, such as Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Alaska and Bermuda, amongst many others. I could also say the 24-hour limitless free food but that is as much a problem as it is a perk!

Aside from that, the immediate visceral satisfaction to be experienced by having a great gig with an appreciative audience is just amazing and never loses its appeal. Having a crowded room cheering and stomping the floor for an encore is seriously satisfying.

Current view:

Edited by paulguitar on Wednesday 26th February 18:37

[SteveScooby]

Exemption from speed limits

[andym1603]

42 days annual leave,
Good pension,
Final salary lump sum (providing the government doesn't steal it),
Free employee assistance if required,
Get to go home at the end of the day,
Discounts in a range of shops,
Never have to do jury duty.

[PushedDover]

shirt said:

i work a 4 on / 1 off rotation but the work location but is where I live anyway and only involves a 40hr 5 day week. I get a serviced apartment paid for, a daily allowance to cover expenses and for my time off I can choose a flight to anywhere I want to go or I can elect to stay here. I make my own schedule, so the rotation isn’t really strict and can be flexed as I need it to.

there are downsides but I get all the benefits of a local contract and all those of a FIFO. i was previously on a local contract in the same location, so spent ages combing the contract looking for a catch!

I'm sure you still owe me for that

Glad to hear still good out in the sand