work perks?

mark_s0

- free water/tea/coffee and biscuits, sometimes pastries (usually for building-wide meetings)
- flexible clocking in
- paid certification books and exams (within job scope)
- discounted software

Some of you guys have some awesome perks!

CompuTron99

chrisone wrote: »

A surplus of sexy latina women , who look at me like a god because i give them facebook

You Win!

eansdad

For now:
Tuition reimbursement 18 credits per year (job related)
Sick/Vac/Personal time off
Only pay 1.5% of salary for benifits
OT
Yearly pay raise
14 paid holidays

Thanks to Gov Christie's changes:
Might loss tuition reimbursment
Pay 30% of cost of insurance
lost 30% of plan cost for not taking insurance (wife also works here)
OT is so over scrutinized no one wants to do it or deal with the paper work for it
No pay raises - Might lose some pay

And people wonder why people flee NJ....

networker050184

Laptop
Dumb phone
Education/Cert/Study material reimbursement
Work from home bi-weekly
Bonus depending on company goals

I did have internet reimbursement until this month. I was removed from on call so I don't get that anymore. Was definitely worth dropping on call though!

dmoore44

phantasm wrote: »

Being employed. That's about it. Seventy mile commute daily, 12hr shifts and a cramped workspace. That's all I get.

Dude, I see by your profile that you're in NOVA... where in god's name do you commute to?

UnixGuy

1. I earned management's trust, so I get to do what I want.

2. Certifications reimbursement, and partner advantage trainings.

3. Friendly customers/colleagues.

4. Free Coffee/Tea.

5. Good laptop.

6. There's a team to do stuff like rack mounting for example, so we don't get into any labor work.

ayori

Previous: Most of the stuff you guys mentioned + buffet lunch and beer tap on fridays after 5. Free breakfast type of food all day.

Current: Aside from the basic ones like laptop/phone, what I like is the free training/boot camps for the whole week. Basically, we're getting paid to study.

howiehandles

steve13ad wrote: »

I get a check, which I'm very thankful for! And they tend to leave me alone.

At this point, that's the only perk I get too. Also get to play around with phones, and soon hopefully, tablets, before they come to market. But I'm happy just getting the check at this point.

howiehandles

cyberguypr wrote: »

We get free tickets to major sport events in the Chicago area. Totally useless for me as i'm not into sports. I rather have the Flavia.

I would LOVE that perk. Are they hiring? LOL

mark_s0

mark_s0 wrote: »

- free water/tea/coffee and biscuits, sometimes pastries (usually for building-wide meetings)
- flexible clocking in
- paid certification books and exams (within job scope)
- discounted software

Some of you guys have some awesome perks!

forgot to add; 27 days holiday per year plus 3 days (excluding public holidays) over xmas.

jahsoul

-Cert reimbursement
-2 free company shirts
-Enough time to read techexams.net and envy most on this thread...lol

Turgon

Forgot to mention. Laptop, phone, a bi annual bonus, lead the design team and I get to approve the changes submitted by CCIEs.

Mishra

Free soda/coffee/hot chocolate
Xbox in the conference room, TV in the break room
IT Training
Option to working from home sometimes / flexible schedule
Random free breakfast/lunches/dinner(when working)
Christmas Bonus/Party
Not in a cube
Pays for the phone bill and gas(work related)
4 weeks of vacation/sick starting out

chrisone

CompuTron99 wrote: »

You Win!

it truly is amazing how powerful facebook is!

howiehandles

chrisone wrote: »

A surplus of sexy latina women , who look at me like a god because i give them facebook

Me too!! The benefits are weak, but the eye candy, and having a regular paycheck more than make up for it.

chrisone

Tell me about it! lunch is the best heavenly hour i get daily!

mikedisd2

There's a free gym downstairs for employees, no wait I'm a contractor so I can't use it.

Still, better than my last place where we had to bring in our own teabags. Stupid govt job.

Bokeh

Got some perks today:

reimbursement on certs
told to find a server 2008/sql 2008 courses that boss would pay for
ok to study at work
and a raise ...

Guess spending some time on the road with the co. president helps ... lol ...

za3bour

I'm a contractor now so the only benefits for me are labtop,coffee/tea and free breakfast on Wednesday. Employees though have an endlist list you name it they have it

Xcluziv

Fitness club reimbursement
Certification reimbursement
Expense reimbursement
Vendor Discounts (Dell, CDW, Verizon, Six Flags)
Employee Reward Incentives (based upon performance)
Employee Assistance Program
Educational Assistance Program
Free Training courses
Flexible Work Hours
Telecommuting
Casual Fridays
Half-working day before holiday
PTO
Company Picnic
Company Holiday Party
IT Holiday Party, PotLucks (IT loves to eat, I thought they were playing ) Oh yea, can't forget the spontaneous breakfast/lunch/treats we may receive

Office Park Ammenities

Car Wash
Day Care Center
Dry Cleaning Services
Commuter Club Transportation

ltgenspecific

Bokeh wrote: »

Got some perks today:

reimbursement on certs
told to find a server 2008/sql 2008 courses that boss would pay for
ok to study at work
and a raise ...

Guess spending some time on the road with the co. president helps ... lol ...

I was thinking about moving out that way... hows the IT market in the area? (Thinking about it now, I should post this in another separate thread too, as it's been on my mind a bit. Cheers)

snokerpoker

I am so lucky to have my job! Below are my perks.

Free cell phone w/data plan (Iphone).
Cert reimbursement
Paid training
Free lunch at the site that I am at.
Great co-workers.

Mike-Mike

all you people who get free lunch, how does that work? is there a cafeteria on site? or do they give you a voucher for burger king or something?

za3bour

Xcluziv wrote: »

Fitness club reimbursement
Certification reimbursement
Expense reimbursement
Vendor Discounts (Dell, CDW, Verizon, Six Flags)
Employee Reward Incentives (based upon performance)
Employee Assistance Program
Educational Assistance Program
Free Training courses
Flexible Work Hours
Telecommuting
Casual Fridays
Half-working day before holiday
PTO
Company Picnic
Company Holiday Party
IT Holiday Party, PotLucks (IT loves to eat, I thought they were playing ) Oh yea, can't forget the spontaneous breakfast/lunch/treats we may receive

Office Park Ammenities

Car Wash
Day Care Center
Dry Cleaning Services
Commuter Club Transportation

Man do you work in heaven good for you

Xcluziv

za3bour wrote: »

Man do you work in heaven good for you

Thanks!!!! Telecommuting will come soon since I have only been here for 3 going on 4 months...want to get into the groove of things I enjoy the atmosphere (for the most part) and all of my co-workers who are around me. The cert reimbursement was one thing I asked about upon initially hiring me I wish they would give assistance for Masters degrees though, but only allow for B.S

myedjo24

Pretty basic stuff.

-6k a year for college
-Cert reimbursement (kind of have to convince it relates to your job, but pretty easy to do so)
-100% 401k match up to 4.5% but you have to put in 5% to get the 4.5% (not the greatest 401k plan)
-then like a basic medical/dental/vision deal (idk what it is, I only took dental and it's $1.70 a paycheck, I think the medical would of been like $68 a paycheck for myself and my wife and the vision was like $5 a paycheck.)
-1 floating holiday, 36hrs of PTO, 3.33hrs of vacation and like 1.5hrs of sick a paycheck, all federal holidays off

other perks for me
-5min bike ride to work
-get to see rocket launches up close

snokerpoker

Mike-Mike wrote: »

all you people who get free lunch, how does that work? is there a cafeteria on site? or do they give you a voucher for burger king or something?

They have a cafeteria on site here. They have someone go pickup everything and bring it to the site. Most of the time, it is sandwiches, salad bar, chips, cookies, fruit, and some other goodies.