What's the most pointless "perk" you've ever received?

[Kermit power]

Lebara have just sent me an email to say they're awarding me a bonus 1Gb of data this month because I've been a customer of theirs for 12 months!

I have an unlimited data contract!

[Randy Winkman]

At work I was once given a boomerang made of recycled plastic. (Dont tell anyone.) I took it to the local park and it snapped in half the first time I threw it. Definitely no chance of coming back.

[tomw2000]

In my currently role, I get 10(! PMSL) perkbox points to spend a month.

I now have enough to get 9 Greggs sausage rolls.

[Spare tyre]

We get points which allow you to get a branded pen or mug


Shipped from the USA, bonkers

[Mastodon2]

When I was younger I worked in a Marriott hotel where a woman working there had her 50th anniversary of working in that building, which had been owned by various hotel chains over that time. As a big "thank you" for her years of service, she was given a catalogue of Matriott-branded stuff and told to pick something as a long service gift. One of the items was a parasol. Imagine doing your 50 years of service and getting a parasol.

[BananaFama]

tomw2000 said:

In my currently role, I get 10(! PMSL) perkbox points to spend a month.

I now have enough to get 9 Greggs sausage rolls.

Not sure how that's pointless ,free grub ,albeit a quick snack .

[Puggit]

I get Amazon.com credit.

Sounds great, but can only be used in the US. When it reached $500 I did buy some ear buds and had them shipped over. Took 36 hours to arrive.

[Speed Badger]

After 10 fill ups of £70+, Shell rewarded me with a £1.50 off coupon.

[sociopath]

My last consultancy role in Manchester, the company would award congratulations certificates for being a team player etc.

Nothing of any value, just a piece of paper printed out by the HR director in her desk jet printer.
They couldn't understand why I refused to award them to my IT team.

[jm8403]

Speed Badger said:

After 10 fill ups of £70+, Shell rewarded me with a £1.50 off coupon.

not that pointless?!

[Export56]

Speed Badger said:

After 10 fill ups of £70+, Shell rewarded me with a £1.50 off coupon.

yep I had a shell card that gave me that , until I pointed out to the chap in the station that the discount was a fraction of a percent and frankly it no longer was worth me carrying a card and being bombarded with emails for a pound every few months.

[Jugosaurus]

sociopath said:

My last consultancy role in Manchester, the company would award congratulations certificates for being a team player etc.

Nothing of any value, just a piece of paper printed out by the HR director in her desk jet printer.
They couldn't understand why I refused to award them to my IT team.

I agree with you, but some people find that sort of thing really rewarding and would get a buzz from receiving it!

We do little things for the team like Easter eggs at Easter, wine and chocs at xmas. Someone suggested a handwritten thank you note from the boss. Blew my tiny mind that anyone would see value in that!

[Speed Badger]

jm8403 said:

Speed Badger said:

After 10 fill ups of £70+, Shell rewarded me with a £1.50 off coupon.

not that pointless?!

£700 odd spend for a £1.50 coupon?! I could find that down the back of the sofa.

[swanseaboydan]

After spending 50k on a new macan - got a free mug - i thought ‘you got that right ‘

Edited by swanseaboydan on Saturday 4th March 08:23

[anonymous-user]

I was given a company branded pencil with a shattered lead

No matter what how many times I sharpened it, it quickly ended up pointless.

Therefore a pointless gift

[Philvrs]

A high 5 from the boss today on National Employee Appreciation day.
I’m self employed.

Edited by Philvrs on Friday 3rd March 23:27

[paulguitar]

Apparently, recipients of the MBE get to go into the St Paul's Cathedral whispering gallery for free.


I don't have an MBE

[Kermit power]

paulguitar said:

Apparently, recipients of the MBE get to go into the St Paul's Cathedral whispering gallery for free.


I don't have an MBE

If we're going for not so useless perks, then donating a family member's medals to the museum of the Royal Fusiliers gets you free entry to the museum to see them for ever.

I'm sure that's the case for donors to pretty much any museum, but that of the Fusiliers happens to be inside the Tower of London, so it's quite a chunky saving!

Obviously, you do need a medal-winning fusilier as an ancestor!

[nobrakes]

Philvrs said:

A high 5 from the boss today on National Employee Appreciation day.
I’m self employed.

Edited by Philvrs on Friday 3rd March 23:27

That might have been made for another type of niche forum..

[anonymous-user]

sociopath said:

My last consultancy role in Manchester, the company would award congratulations certificates for being a team player etc.

Nothing of any value, just a piece of paper printed out by the HR director in her desk jet printer.
They couldn't understand why I refused to award them to my IT team.

They did similar at my company at the last Christmas party I went to. The MD stood up and they called the long service members of staff up who had hit a milestone that year (15, 20, 25 years etc.) to give them a printed certificate in a frame. If Iit was me it would have gone in the first bin I saw in the street.

We had an award recently and the consultant with the highest feedback rating was given some points which can be exchanged for a high Street voucher.

Virtually every member of the sales team on the other hand (over 100) were flown out to the Carribean for a holiday, no doubt business class.

Utterly demoralising, it just shows who the company think are the important employees.