Best perks of your job?

[Matt_N]

30 days leave + bank holidays
Flexi time
WFH
9 mile each way commute (cycle)
Challenging but rewarding role
Good pension

[borcy]

Not being micromanaged.
If there's nothing on, boss is more than happy for us to go home. No 'presentism' rubbish.
Plenty of holidays.
Good pension.
Decent gym.
No travel required so plenty of time at home.

[hondafanatic]

SteveScooby said:

Exemption from speed limits

Top PH post that one!

[Swern1]

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

52, international sales and management
st pension. But first world problem, I can only get tax relief of £10k worth of contributions.
Work from home when I’m not traveling.
But travel a day or two most weeks
Boss is great and is based in NY
Left to my own devices (as long as we deliver)
Good car allowance, health care etc
In theory we have unlimited holiday
Sensible expenses.
I get to work with some great people.

Still saving to be a postman. Maybe another 4 years of this and I’ll bow out of corporate life

[fridaypassion]

Tinkering with sportscars. It has its moments.

Accidental business that's changed our lives. Grateful for it every day I love it even when the pressure is on its always better than having a proper job.

[Countdown]

Forgot to mention - working in an industry full of hot women with low standards

[LosingGrip]

SteveScooby said:

Exemption from speed limits

Forgot one of mine...can get out of trouble if you make (minor) mistakes/late/crash a car by bringing cakes in.

(Although if you take the piss it won't go down well!).

[mikeiow]

ReallyReallyGood said:

The tournament-sized Riley Snooker table on the office floor right next to reception, it’s virtually the first thing anyone sees as they come through the door. It’s by far the most used thing in the office.

Interesting. Snooker is a difficult game to 'have a go at' compared with pool.
We had a pool table in our last office. Then it closed, & I got the table (okay, donated some ££ to charity to take it away!) - went great in our sunroom!
We also had a multi-game arcade machine. Can't remember who nabbed that! Happy days!

Pros for me (mid-50s, IT career):
+ Now work from home 90-95% of the time. Love that commute from bedroom through showeroom to study!
+ Occasional jaunts (Europe/US). I do love catching up with "global peers" I speak/email with regularly, not growing to hate the travel element - global travel is a young persons game, I feel.
+ Job: great boss, some fine teammates (biting sarcasm - IT old lags crew!)....mind you, IT isn't the fun place it used to be.....
+ Pay decent enough.
+ Pension - 6% from company, funds close to LTA (current drop in values might 'help' there!), must be nearly time to step down....
+ Gym allowance, good car allowance, 25 days leave but boss pretty flexible
+ Up to 5 days volunteer time off - great company ethos towards "giving back"

Negatives?
- Did I mention IT isn't the fun it felt 10 years ago?
- Corporate bullst
- Newer people in company.....appear less....capable than they did in past years. Maybe rose-tinted spec, but I find myself sometimes aghast at how incapable some people can be!
- focal reviews - seriously, where do I want to be in 5 years? Hmmmm.....luckily the boss treats it with as much respect as I do

[ObSceney]

- Good pay
- Work from home when I like
- Lots of time with the family
- 34 days holiday
- Nice office in the City should I choose to go in
- Manager is located in another country (pros and cons I guess)
- Always learning

I do miss the occasional global travel of my old job though.

Edited by ObSceney on Thursday 27th February 08:29

[Kev_Mk3]

bupa healthcare
21% mortgage contribution (6% me 15% work)
flexible with personal working circumstances
supportive when needed

[AW111]

Free after-hours dyno access.

[shirt]

djc206 said:

Work 181 days per year thanks to 41 days annual leave

i can't make the maths work on this, how do you get to 181?

[shirt]

PushedDover said:

I'm sure you still owe me for that

Glad to hear still good out in the sand

Have you changed username?

Yes you helped me a lot seeing the way out back then, but I won't hold you fully responsible as it hasn't always been plain sailing! Nonetheless it's been a real adventure and changed the way I look at the world, I've packed a lifetime into the last 9yrs and still not out of my 30s!

[djc206]

shirt said:

i can't make the maths work on this, how do you get to 181?

6 on 4 off with 3 additional non operational days to be worked each year on days of our choosing. In reality those days tend to be half days. Last one I did was a trip down to Nice and back in the cockpit of an EasyJet aircraft so not exactly onerous.

[The test driver]

paulguitar said:

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

Your just down the road from me then, I get practically the same view everyday on the way into work.

[Fluid]

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

It's great being in the Military, isn't it.

[The test driver]

dai1983 said:

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.

You're a more patient man than I sir, genuinely congrats for you mate to many good blokes get to that mid way point and bin it off. I had to have a long hard conversation with a mate of mine to convince him to stay in and now he's flying.

[Big Purple Dinosaur]

Decent pay for what little I do...
Absolutely nobody to manage, which is a refreshing change after years of managing teams
Flexible location - can work from home or work from local office
Travel - OK it's only UK based but it breaks up the week and month.
Decent pension, healthcare
28 days hols
All the usual tech supplied
Workwear supplied as well - although I'm not out in the field it's a simple choice for any days I'm out and about - wearing a suit, collar & tie seems so stuffy now!
Boss is excellent - plenty of sensible, targeted mentoring and development. Targets set are achievable and realistic

So actually love this job, such a refreshing change after about 25 years of drudgery

[zippy3x]

I find it vaguely sad that so many people list holiday entitlement as a perk of the job. I.e the best thing about the job is the amount of time you don't have to be there.

The best perk of my job is that I enjoy it. 99% of days I look forward to work. (plus as a contractor, on the 1% of days I don't fancy it, I don't do it)

[ObSceney]

zippy3x said:

I find it vaguely sad that so many people list holiday entitlement as a perk of the job. I.e the best thing about the job is the amount of time you don't have to be there.

The best perk of my job is that I enjoy it. 99% of days I look forward to work.

More so than spending time with your family or having some time off to enjoy the fruits for your labour?

I love my job, but I enjoy spending time with my family and going on holiday more.

Edited by ObSceney on Thursday 27th February 13:55