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company car with unlimited mileage. So far I've driven more than 11.000 km in a month - mostly private, due to the customer being 5min away from my home.
Being able to work remote if I don't feel like going into the office.
Take a vacation whenever.
Never worrying if I can't get a day off to go see a doctor.
I get my job done and do it to a high degree which frees my time up to do other things. You couldn't give me name a price to me right now that would make me give that up.
1. Quiet / walls (haven’t found those in over a decade, tho, so...)
2. Non-fluorescent light. Ideally from nice big windows with a view of something other than the side of the building across the street.
3. Summer Fridays (afternoons off between Memorial Day and Labor Day; common in NYC companies that originated in the 1980s or before)
4. Norms of taking > 3wks/yr PTO
5. Flexible hours
6. Keeping the fridge stocked with milk to go with all that free coffee and tea (so many places take weeks to restock whenever they run out of milk. Such a simple thing. Boggles the mind.)
Otherwise
- fun/intelligent people to work with
- vacation, both in length and ability to take it whenever I want (I have 20 days right now)
- ability to take an hour here or there to get a haircut/deal with bureaucracy/etc. I guess wfh is included in this
-office being in a convenient place close to public transportation with lots of lunch options nearby
Stuff I don't have that I'd like:
-natural light/a view
-summer hours would be amazing
Flexibility. Being able to work remote if I don't feel like going into the office. Take a vacation whenever. Never worrying if I can't get a day off to go see a doctor. I get my job done and do it to a high degree which frees my time up to do other things. You couldn't give me name a price to me right now that would make me give that up.
Imo a flexible work schedule (wfh/remote work is included here) more than pays for itself in mental/physical health, lower stress levels, and the ability to focus when needed.
I would turn down a 15-20% pay increase if it meant losing my ability to have a flexible schedule.
The second one, which used to be the first "before", is flexible hours.
company car with unlimited mileage. So far I've driven more than 11.000 km in a month - mostly private, due to the customer being 5min away from my home.
But this could easily be replaced by an increase in salary right ? It is not really part of the workplace (unlike coworkers, location, size, etc.)
> replaced by an increase in salary
That's like a grand extra every month. Post tax.
A private office that is quiet
How the hell has no one said insurance yet?! I guess this mostly applies to the US, but I wouldn't want to work at a place with bad insurance. Otherwise - fun/intelligent people to work with - vacation, both in length and ability to take it whenever I want (I have 20 days right now) - ability to take an hour here or there to get a haircut/deal with bureaucracy/etc. I guess wfh is included in this -office being in a c…
I consider that a necessity, not a perk! Agree with the sentiment, though. I will never work for a company that offers Aetna for insurance.