Working remote nearly 100% of the time.
What would you say is the most important workplace perk to you?
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#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's also a solid perk in the UK. I've not worked at many big companies, but most places I've worked at have had good health insurance plans.
I've worked at a few major, but mainly smaller over my 30 year UK career, and none have had health insurance. Mostly outside London. I have had gourmet meals in-house, gym membership, book allowances, discount hardware and others, but never yet health insurance.
Also worked mostly smaller UK places, and so far never had any of them perks, but always had health insurance - Seems it’s fairly random in the UK
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#33We have so many and get used to having them it's sometimes hard to pick one out.
Practically speaking I'd have to say the free breakfast/lunches/snacks because I'm way healthier than when I worked at places without them. Sometimes I even get in on time to have a breakfast.
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#34Food. Good food.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's also a solid perk in the UK. I've not worked at many big companies, but most places I've worked at have had good health insurance plans.
I've worked at a few major, but mainly smaller over my 30 year UK career, and none have had health insurance. Mostly outside London. I have had gourmet meals in-house, gym membership, book allowances, discount hardware and others, but never yet health insurance.
That's surprising, considering most plans are pretty cheap. I've almost exclusively worked at small companies, agencies mostly, and my last three places had some form of private health plan. I've also never worked in London, where it seems to be a common perk everywhere.
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#36Quietness. As a creative person it's very easy for me to get distracted. I try to work with noise canceling and white noise, but that doesn't really work that well.
A library like quiet place would be a gamechanger for me.
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#37Flexibility. 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.
What kind of companies give you that kind of flexibility?
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#38Flexibility. 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.
What kind of companies give you that kind of flexibility?
For me, those where you put a lot of effort, you earn it and of course you get your stuff done.