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Ask HN: Work perks

3 points by kreeWall 9y ago

What kind of perks/package/fringe benefits do you get at your workplace? What kind of things do you wish you had?

mtmail 9y ago
Inside bicycle parking. I don't like chaining my bike outside in any neighborhood. A part startup I worked for (10 employees at the time) installed a shower for employees.
ainiriand 9y ago
Too many to mention I think. Food, healthy snacks, pool table, subsidized bike buying, subsidized public transport, free company bus if public transport is not your thing, free health insurance, pension contribution, share dealing schema, social committee events every month, pizza and beers every payday or last Friday of the month, free breakfast after moday's bank holidays, dentist visits, hairdresser visits, bank visits... I'm sure I forgot some. I cannot think in anything that I wish I had.
cimmanom 9y ago
Snacks (meh, they're not all healthy; and some of us are better than others at resisting temptation). Someone mentioned bicycle parking; I don't use it but our building just added that. Dog-friendly office (mixed bag, they're nice to have around but they can be loud and at least one is not fully house trained). Decent health benefits (crucial). Pre-tax transit benefits. 401K with employer match (after the last couple of jobs I now consider this crucial and regret not requiring it during previous searches). Dinner and a cab home if you have to stay exceptionally late (almost never take advantage, but highly appreciated when leaving the office at 9:30pm during a snowstorm). Volunteer day when the entire office turns out once a year to work with a local nonprofit. (Love this! And I think it does more for employee solidarity than any social event.) Unmetered PTO that at least in some departments we're actively encouraged to take advantage of. Awesome if it makes you comfortable taking off more than a couple weeks a year. Awful if it makes you uncomfortable taking any time off. Paid parental leave. (One of those things that should be universal and we're doing better at than most places but could still offer more.) Flexible hours. Summer half-day fridays (best thing ever!) Beer fridge (with the general expectation that it'll be opened only on Friday evenings; rarely used) Office parties (as an introvert, I loathe these, but I guess some people enjoy them). Wish we had: Private offices, or at least cubicles. Or noise dampening treatments for the concrete ceiling or floor. Or something. Non-fluorescent lighting. Health initiatives.

Ask HN: Work perks

3 points by kreeWall 9y ago

What kind of perks/package/fringe benefits do you get at your workplace? What kind of things do you wish you had?

Inside bicycle parking. I don't like chaining my bike outside in any neighborhood. A part startup I worked for (10 employees at the time) installed a shower for employees.

ainiriand 9y ago

Too many to mention I think. Food, healthy snacks, pool table, subsidized bike buying, subsidized public transport, free company bus if public transport is not your thing, free health insurance, pension contribution, share dealing schema, social committee events every month, pizza and beers every payday or last Friday of the month, free breakfast after moday's bank holidays, dentist visits, hairdresser visits, bank visits... I'm sure I forgot some. I cannot think in anything that I wish I had.

cimmanom 9y ago

Snacks (meh, they're not all healthy; and some of us are better than others at resisting temptation). Someone mentioned bicycle parking; I don't use it but our building just added that. Dog-friendly office (mixed bag, they're nice to have around but they can be loud and at least one is not fully house trained). Decent health benefits (crucial). Pre-tax transit benefits. 401K with employer match (after the last couple of jobs I now consider this crucial and regret not requiring it during previous searches). Dinner and a cab home if you have to stay exceptionally late (almost never take advantage, but highly appreciated when leaving the office at 9:30pm during a snowstorm). Volunteer day when the entire office turns out once a year to work with a local nonprofit. (Love this! And I think it does more for employee solidarity than any social event.) Unmetered PTO that at least in some departments we're actively encouraged to take advantage of. Awesome if it makes you comfortable taking off more than a couple weeks a year. Awful if it makes you uncomfortable taking any time off. Paid parental leave. (One of those things that should be universal and we're doing better at than most places but could still offer more.) Flexible hours. Summer half-day fridays (best thing ever!) Beer fridge (with the general expectation that it'll be opened only on Friday evenings; rarely used) Office parties (as an introvert, I loathe these, but I guess some people enjoy them). Wish we had: Private offices, or at least cubicles. Or noise dampening treatments for the concrete ceiling or floor. Or something. Non-fluorescent lighting. Health initiatives.