The principle for smaller companies should be to have standard defaults but be willing to override them rather than "set a uniform policy which everyone must fo

The principle for smaller companies should be to have standard defaults but be willing to override them rather than "set a uniform policy which everyone must follow". 90% of people don't care what healthcare they get (as long as it is good), but 10% probably are really picky. Maybe a lot of people don't care about offices, but I'd take 50% as much money to have a private office (or at least quiet area in a large room without people walking behind me). Maybe some people are really picky about their particular monitor or keyboard. You can override those things for individuals who care but still have a pretty standard default for everyone.