what sort of benefits do you get at work

[masraum]

I may be changing jobs. At first glance it would seem like a no brainer, the new job is nearly a $20k increase in salary, but when you compare the benefits the difference is less than $5k which is not enough to leave a good job.

My current job pays my cell bill (I don't even get the bill) since I'm on call (but only 2 weeks out of every 8), pays my dsl (I expense it every month), has a decent matching/vesting policy for 401k, pays me a couple hundred extra per week when I'm on call, pays a yearly bonus, decent/average medical ins, and pays for a certain amount of college per year.

The new company doesn't yet match on the 401k, will pay some school (don't know the specifics), doesn't pay cell or dsl, costs $680 per month for family medical ins (as opposed to $250), doesn't have a bonus for my position. They just got some new investors who are bailing them out of almost bankruptcy. If I can get another 3500 on top of what I expect them to offer it will just be worth considering.

So, I'm curious what sort of benefits you fellas get out of curiousity.

[stevepaa]

I'd stay where you are. Bonus?? That must be the turkey we got 12 years ago for Thanksgiving.

[notfarnow]

roughly 10% bonus/yr based on personal & company objectives
Company stock purchase plan topped up 25%
pension plan
medical/dental for spouse & dependants
very generous bereavement & parental leave
3 weeks vacation + stat holidays
Cell
40% cost of phone & high-speed connection
personal education up to ~ 1k/yr

Benefits are great, but salary isn't smokin'. No complaints though, cost of living is very inexpensive here.

[cantdrv55]

DSL, cell phone, office phone equipment and service - free

Matching 401K

Pension plan

Company stock purchase at a 10% discount - ESPP

Company car, gas, insurance, maintenance - $40/mo off my paycheck plus my wife and I can drive it for business and personal trips

Tuition reimbursement all the way to PhD

I work independently - my boss lives in OR and I am in CA

Expense acct

Medical/Dental/Vision ain't cheap though plus copay is $15 for office visits and $20 for prescriptions

Generous bonuses and commissions monthly/quarterly/annually

Base pay could be better

[id10t]

about 2 days off vacation per month, plus when the college is closed, with pay (2-3 weeks around xmas, spring break, 3 and 4 day weekends). Health is free for me, extra 300/mo to add my wife and 2 kids (wife alone was 250/mo extra), free classes for me, my wife, and my kids when they are old enough. Raises have been 3-4.5% per year.

[rick-l]

I have air conditioning all summer.

[masraum]

sounds like some of you get pretty good benefits. Seems the range is all over the place.

[M.D. Holloway]

paid

[azasadny]

My salary is very generous, benefits are cut to the bone and medical/prescription drug coverage is almost nonexistent. I get a company car at a subsidized rate and by March many of us will be cut. Oh well, I really wanted to enter the IT job market again... Not!

[charleskieffner]

i get to show up!

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Where I am now:

- 160 hours PTO per year (breaks down to 4 weeks paid time off)
- 401k (employee contribution only though)
- Profit sharing (once you've been here three years, not there yet)
- Medical/dental/vision
- Optional HSA (I do it)
- Optional short-term disability insurance (I get it)
- Optional life insurance (I get it)

Where I'm going (probably starting at a new place Monday):
- 2 weeks paid vacation per year
- Week between Christmas & New Year's off every year
- Medical/dental/vision
- 401k (employee contribution only)

Better salary and no more commuting through downtown L.A. = priceless. Plus the work is going to be a lot more interesting.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

You guys are lucky; all I get is GERD, lower back pain, and swivel-chair spread.

[masraum]

Wow, sounds like my current 401k kicks butt. They match 50% of employee contribution up to 8% of salary and you vest 25% per year starting when you get hired. So the company matching for me is up to a couple grand a year. I've been here 2.5 years so far so I'm 50% vested. If I make it to March I'll be 75% vested.

[Drago]

None unless you want to count paid holidays.

[widebody911]

Free use of the restrooms; that's about it.

[masraum]

Originally posted by widebody911
Free use of the restrooms; that's about it.

Yeah, but aren't you contract? In my experience contract means that you make 25%-50% more than a perm employee.

[masraum]

Originally posted by 930addict


The down side is that my boss makes me so miserable that I'm planning on leaving. Am I crazy? I think it's better to be happy then to be "rich".

I don't think you're crazy, I think you're absolutely right, regardless of what your benefits are if your job/boss makes you miserable it's time to go. No point working there until you the stress makes you unhealthy so you can't enjoy the rest of your life. Bangin' benefits though, wow.

[NICKG]

i get health insurance for my cats....

[vash]

i get paid....pretty much until i die.

[dmcummins]

Three weeks vacation and normal Holidays
sick leave is generous
401k with company matching up to 6% of salary
Vehicle allowance and all gas and maintenance
medical for me, I have to pay extra for the wife
cell, dsl, laptop
very generous yearly bonus ( so far anyway)

I also got the following perks .

Played in 5 golf outings
Played in a Pro Am ( John Deere Classic)
Went duck hunting for 3 days out of State. Guide, cook, the works
Went to several sporting events, baseball, football, and Hockey, even got World Series tickets from the boss.
There is always a conference in Vegas.

I have worked here for 15 years.