Bonkers

[David Wright]

On Sun, 6 May 2007, Paul Makepeace wrote:

> On 5/6/07, David Cantrell <david at cantrell.org.uk> wrote:
>> On Sun, May 06, 2007 at 03:13:43PM +0100, Paul Makepeace wrote:
>> > On 5/6/07, Peter Corlett <abuse at cabal.org.uk> wrote:
>> > > Really, the only worthwhile figures to look at are the hours and the
>> > > salary. Everything else is just smoke and mirrors to make long hours
>> > > and poor pay not look so bad.
>> > I think if you worked at a company with a proper compensation package
>> > you may well have a different view.
>> 
>> Perhaps you could enlighten us as to what a "proper compensation
>> package" is then.  Cos almost all the "perks" that I've been offered at
>> all kinds of places have been worth nothing TO ME.
>
> Unlimited (free) bacon sarnies?
> Paying your motorcycle insurance?
> Sending you to YAPC with an expense account?
> Having you work on open source projects?
> Paying your home broadband?
> Free beer?


Surely much important than those teasers:

Long-Term Disability Coverage
25 paid days holiday per calendar year (+ the 8 standard bank holidays)
Match employee pension contributions from 3%-7% of the base salary.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave

http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/jobs/benefits.html

Those are the ones that burn not having in the standard commercial role,
or as a contractor. I can buy my own bacon, but I can't painlessly double 
my pension contributions, or receive income when I've lost my limbs.


/d