Permie benefits getting better!!!

[northernladuk]

Up to £xx,000 Plus Annual Bonus, Breakfast Each Morning, 2 x 10 min Additional Breaks, 5pm Finish on Fridays with Beers and Wine, XBOX + Mini Golf During Working Hours, 23 Days’ Holiday + Day Off For Your Birthday

Now that looks tempting

[barrydidit]

Now that looks tempting

Balls. If you think I'd be hanging about at 5 pm on a Friday

[d000hg]

Why do you censor the salary?

xx suggests it's under £100k so clearly a poor rate

[SueEllen]

I've had clients who have provided breakfast to anyone who works in their office so don't know why it's a big deal. There was also other food randomly available during the day depending on what was going on. The reason for the food is simply because hungry staff aren't very productive.

24 days holiday a year is pretty poor.

And why do they have to say you get 20 minutes off a day?

Where is their private healthcare and subsidised gym membership? - You feed your staff, encourage them to take exercise and help them get better quickly if they are sick as it saves you money.

[sartois]

I've had clients who have provided breakfast to anyone who works in their office so don't know why it's a big deal. There was also other food randomly available during the day depending on what was going on. The reason for the food is simply because hungry staff aren't very productive.

24 days holiday a year is pretty poor.

And why do they have to say you get 20 minutes off a day?

Where is their private healthcare and subsidised gym membership? - You feed your staff, encourage them to take exercise and help them get better quickly if they are sick as it saves you money.

That 2 x 10 minute breaks per day would really put me off... the sort of establishment that times and defines the breaks (that is not a school) is not a place I would like to work at.

When I was a permie the free breakfast, games etc was all perfectly normal... and think that is the case for a lot of IT companies

[VectraMan]

You get 2x10 minutes break per day, but can play X-Box and mini golf during working hours? Bizarre.

I only get 20 days holiday per year.

[Jeebo72]

If that's tempting you ain't doing the contracting thing correct. And I suspect the salary is 65k at best. So doubly so.

[mudskipper]

Are you sure you're cut out to be a contractor?

[d000hg]

You get 2x10 minutes break per day, but can play X-Box and mini golf during working hours? Bizarre.

I only get 20 days holiday per year.

I interviewed at one company where they had official breaks like this, they said they introduced it as a balance for smokers getting extra breaks.

I suppose provided it's not done at the expense of your freedom to get a cuppa whenever you please, it could aid in building some sort of sense of community - "tea breaks" are a British institution sadly now in decline.

[PerfectStorm]

In all seriousness - little things like free food and organised drinks on a Friday go a LONG way to helping team morale/wellbeing and eventually productivity.

Say what you like about the contractor lifestyle, it has its pros but it doesn't half feel rather without purpose or belonging at times. Sometimes "Well you could buy those things yourself!" somewhat misses the point.