Backup care was great when my kids were little - but now that they are older elem age, I never use it. I am not keen on having an unknown person in my house for 1 day (typically only need back up on a sick day/random teacher work day) and they are now too old to go to childcare centers (kindercare, etc.)

I have really cheap parking at my downtown office (only because I have been here forever.) But I can't think of any great perks to working here. Good thing I love my job!

I worked at a small company that gave you the day off for your birthday or the closest work day to your birthday.

Cool thread!
I have nothing to add except fully paid family health care (no premiums) -- and the plan is amazing. I also have a real pension.

Anonymous wrote:Official benefits are pretty standard but my favorite thing is that, because I work at a media company that does book reviews (among other things) we have a huge bookcase with all the review copies for anyone to take. My to-read pile is always overflowing

SiriusXM?

My favorite - flexibility. No one cares when/where I work as long as I get everything done. To me that is huge!

Official benefits are pretty standard but my favorite thing is that, because I work at a media company that does book reviews (among other things) we have a huge bookcase with all the review copies for anyone to take. My to-read pile is always overflowing

My previous firm used to provide bagels & cream cheese every day in the morning (and fruit...generally apples and bananas), catered lunch every day by Ridgewells, free gym on site, discounted trainers, free dinner (if you work past 6:30p), and no official vacation policy (vacation approval at the discretion of your supervisor...in my case great, in other cases, awful), and great health benefits.

Flexible schedule and the ability to telework full time (which I do). There are other things which make this position less attractive, but I'm trying to stay focused on positives like these, which I know can't be found everywhere.

Back up daycare (maybe not so unique but awesome benefit)

4 weeks paternity leave, 6 months maternity leave fully paid and can be distributed over a year

$500 fitness subsidy for everything from classes to a jogging stroller to Apple watch

3 paid hours a week at the gym in the building.

Free drinks, free garage parking, shuttle service to metro, paid maternity leave.

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Anonymous wrote:We have a reimbursement for bike commuting- $60 a month for wear and tear, bike gear, etc. I love it!

That's a great benefit! How does it work? Is it just an honor system or do you submit receipts for repairs you make?

It's just an honor system- small company- I think you need to bike at least 75 percent of the time to receive the benefit for that month and it's not intended as a direct reimbursement, just a stipend I guess for the regular costs that accrue with bike commuting.

Don't have anything that crazy, but...10% automatic into 401k (not match), 35 hour week with 1 hour for lunch, company pays 100% of your health insurance premium (but not dependents).

Used to be a fed with a "maxi-flex" schedule where I could shift my hours around and regularly got a day off every other week. That was awesome. Too bad nothing else about the job was awesome.

We used to have a really good bonus plan, where bring in contracts led to stock options and stock awards...then we went public.

The company also used buy back vacation time...upto three weeks...but now once you hit the (generous) maximum, it goes away. In the past, at the end of the year, if you were over the maximum, they would cut a check.

Today, the flexibility is really the only benefit...I set my hours. I can work anywhere at anytime. But, that is someone unique to me (not everyone has that).

The other benefit I have come to like is a company supplied disability sick leave: accumulates 80 hours per year. So, when I was diagnosed with Cancer, I could use it, get paid at 100% for 10 weeks while I recovered...

FREE PARKING! 2 blocks from the door in a guarded lot and directly off a SE Fwy ramp. I feel a little guilty about driving from Arlington, but it would take me twenty minutes just to walk to the metro, whereas I can drive the five miles in ten if I leave by 7am.