Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Perks of your job?

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • #46
    A good manager.

    Employee discount.

    Staff shop. That is actually a very good perk; basically, stuff gets reduced to ridiculous prices and the staff get first dibs on it. XD Very good during the credit crunch. It's food like dented tins, labeless jars etc; I know some people go "Oh but dented tins mean the food is off" but honestly, I've eaten from dented tins for years and I'm still alive. The trick is to eat the food as soon as possible. XD
    People who don't like cats were probably mice in an earlier life.
    My DeviantArt.

    Comment


    • #47
      I've just discovered another perk.

      I'm moving house and I went to see my manager because I need extra time to pack and get stuff moved - and I'm out of leave. I was already to beg and try and agreed to make up the time or take it unpaid or anything - but apparently we just get 2 days off if we move house. Paid. but . (Though my manager looked more ---> when he told me).

      Even my mother who has spent much of her life working for local government (where pay may not always be impressive but the leave etc. is generally great) hadn't seen that before.

      On the downside I tried to persuade them today that I should get extra paid leave if I become a zombie (a short reach for me in the mornings). They said I'd have to work extra as zombies don't sleep. They weren't even persuaded when I pointed out the PR nightmare of me eating the brains of customers. *sulk*

      (But working somewhere where you can have that argument with a coworker and a member of management is a perk in itself).

      Victoria J
      Last edited by Victoria J; 10-15-2009, 03:51 PM.

      Comment


      • #48
        Quoth Victoria J View Post
        They weren't even persuaded when I pointed out the PR nightmare of me eating the brains of customers. *sulk*
        Only a light snack in so many cases...

        Rapscallion

        Comment


        • #49
          You guys are so lucky.

          At the bank, I get...
          What do I get?

          Oh, yeah. I never have to work weekends. (unless I'm guilted into volunteering for one of the local festivals)
          And I get every federal holiday off. Paid. Basically, any time the Federal Reserve bank is closed, so are we. Except that this year, it meant that we didn't get a day off for Independence Day, because it was on a weekend. But we got Columbus Day off, and we're getting Veteran's Day off. So that's kinda cool.
          "I look at the stars. It's a clear night and the Milky Way seems so near. That's where I'll be going soon. "We are all star stuff." I suddenly remember Delenn's line from Joe's script. Not a bad prospect. I am not afraid. In the meantime, let me close my eyes and sense the beauty around me. And take that breath under the dark sky full of stars. Breathe in. Breathe out. That's all."
          -Mira Furlan

          Comment


          • #50
            Can't really think of any. . . (thinks!). . . We do get some discounts on phone service, since we're a phone company.

            Comment


            • #51
              Book check outs 1-3 weeks before release date

              Not as cool as getting ARC's (advanced reader copies) but I can get my favorite author fix earlier than most everyone else.

              Comment


              • #52
                I work at a motel, and in the summer I can use the swimming pool! Also as a manager on duty, I have to stay overnight at work from time to time, so I get TV! (No cable at home...don't get paid enough!)
                Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

                Comment


                • #53
                  Pros:

                  A cool boss who came up through the ranks and knows the deal with the (l)users.
                  The boss is 500km away
                  As long as the core hours are covered, and the boss does not get complaints, I set the schedule.
                  Not too many (l)users - where I work at the atom factory tends to cull the herd at the interview stage.
                  Don't have to worry about sick leave (until more than 5 days) or a time clock.
                  Full benefits (except the stock purchase plan - not a drawback these days.
                  Good PTO
                  Very short purchase approval chain if less than $5k.
                  Still having a job after corporate restructures.
                  (in the summer) Walking around admiring the <ahem> Scenery.
                  Any OT can be taken at time-and-a-half off in lieu of that extra pay (and taxes)
                  ETA: A really cool partner in crime doing PC support - very much a BOFH duopoly.


                  Cons:
                  Boss is 500km away and harder to call than Elvis.
                  Dealing with Corporate decisions that were done based on cost, rather than vendor having a clue
                  The Helpless Desk
                  Dealing with 20 years of an undocumented Muppet Show from the guy who did the job before.
                  The occasional 3am wake-up or bed-time because something does not work, and it *REALLY* has to.

                  Far more good than bad. I got lucky with this gig.

                  B
                  Last edited by Bandit; 10-17-2009, 03:56 AM.
                  "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."- Albert Einstein.
                  I never knew how happy paint could make people until I started selling it.

                  Comment


                  • #54
                    Hmmm:

                    ~ A call center job that can be worked at home.

                    ~ Having the one good, consistent manager as the MOD on almost all of my shifts.

                    ~ Not having to follow a verbal 'script', as many call center emps seem to have to do.

                    ~ Can be online able to access any website I want (within reason)provided that our work is done.

                    ~ The job can be done from anywhere that has a high speed internet connection. Meaning, I can take my desk phone and go anywhere I want to go with it, plug in and work.


                    That's all I can think of right now. I'm sure there are more, but I'm kinda in a crappy mood and focusing more on the negatives right now.
                    "So, if you wanna put places like that outta business, just stop being so rock-chewingly stupid." ~ Raudf, 9/19/13

                    Comment


                    • #55
                      I forgot to add another one as well...

                      -Whenever a new company line rolls out, we have the option of getting parts of it for free (i.e. our company credit card knocks off the annual fee while we're a staff member, another option gives us discounts on phone credit etc.)
                      -staff discount of course BUT it's a company-wide one, so I can use it to get cheap liquor yay!
                      The best professors are mad scientists! -Zoom

                      Now queen of USSR-Land...

                      Comment


                      • #56
                        I work only 4 days a week, and generally am off work by 1 p.m. I pretty much get to choose which classes I teach, which includes levels, times, and locations. When I'm not actually in the classroom, I can use the school's computers. I've been there long enough that I'm at the top of the pay scale, and can afford to to cover my bills and take off summers if I want to.

                        I don't have tenure (no such thing at my college), but I do have job security.

                        I love the look on my students' faces when they finally understand something! That's what really keeps me going!
                        Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end.

                        Comment


                        • #57
                          I forgot. When I start a new package I get a retainer fee. The retainer fee is 1/2 of what I will make doing the package. So I get paid 1/2 before I start, then the other half when I'm done. So I have some money from the work.(I usually do 22 day packages.)

                          Comment


                          • #58
                            A uniform that some ladies like....
                            A PSA, if I may, as well as another.

                            Comment


                            • #59
                              Perks? We don't need no perks!

                              The only 'perk' we Meijer peons get is, we get to leave once we punch out.

                              It's a hellhole.
                              Retail Haiku:
                              Depression sets in.
                              The hellhole is calling me ~
                              I don't want to go.

                              Comment


                              • #60
                                - Free laundry and dry cleaning.

                                -casual dress (Must have sneakers though)

                                -near-guarantee of sundays off

                                - cheap tailoring

                                -Casual schedule - desperately need a day off? good chance of getting it.
                                Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives?

                                Comment

                                Working...