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I've seen Booster Fuels trucks around at a company I used to work at. To me this makes the most sense as a perk offered by a company not in a major city, that h
by physcab 10y ago
I've seen Booster Fuels trucks around at a company I used to work at. To me this makes the most sense as a perk offered by a company not in a major city, that has huge parking lots of cars. I used to commute to Santa Clara 3x a week from SF and needed to re-fuel every week. If the company offered the service as a perk with me just paying for gas, that would be pretty convenient no-brainer.
- nick007 10y agoYes, we actually do do this, and we're now a corporate perk at several companies in the areas we service. We also let people sign-up and start getting serviced at lots where we aren't sponsored by a company too.
- MBlume 10y agoI'd be a little angry if I worked at that company. What are they doing for the folks who don't drive in every day?
- softawre 10y agoWhat about all of the things that are just at the company HQ? My big software company has a clinic, gym, cafe, etc. onsite, but we have remote employees. Same thing, right?
- op00to 10y agoI'm constantly sore that as a remote employee I don't get cupcakes and free beer and all the other shit that's provided at HQ. But then again, I rarely ever have to take a day off when I have errands to run.
- rconti 10y agoConsidering this is a much newer "perk" than existing transit subsidies, I'm guessing they probably provide discounted Caltrain passes and the like.
- jessaustin 10y agoWhenever I've mentioned all the health costs associated with offspring (which I don't have!), the HR dude has always referred me to the Parable of the Vineyard Workers. I'm not sure it really applies, but I get the feeling we're not supposed to complain about that sort of thing...
- louprado 10y agoYou can take the larger view that your co-workers' children will one day pay your Social Security. That seems like a huge net plus for you. But seriously, the remarkable part of your comment is your HR department. If someone in HR hears a valid complaint about fairness and then tells you to read the "don't be a whiny bitch" parable in the Bible, you should be able to get away with murder at that company. Why not clock-in a 4:50PM and call it a day after 10 minutes per said parable.
- jessaustin 10y agoHaha I've never heard that parable TLDRd like that. That's almost as funny as the idea that I'll get social security.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoI think it's consistent with a reasonably just world that not all people will exercise all possible workplace benefits.