Clientco Perks?

[doodab]

And using clientco toilet roll.

Tax him! Tax him NOW!!!!!

You know that's a benefit in kind don't you. Real contractors take a portable bidet with them on every job.

[Doggy Styles]

No perks at clientco.

I asked today during a chat whether they had a fitness studio onsite but the reply was 'i'd like you to concentrate on business please!'

Nice. :-(

This efficient new client of yours - they are turning the popular CUK line "I run a business" back on you, eh?

[MarillionFan]

Surely you can just jog home? Or cycle to work, that should be easy enough? You can be fit and green. Like the incredible hulk.

That was what prompted the question. I've done two dry runs on the bike over the weekend. Client seemed pissed off that I was putting effort into cycling!

Bizarre. I'll just not mention it again

[thunderlizard]

all staff here (including contractors)

I hate it when they say that. It's like "all dogs (including butterflies)"

[Doggy Styles]

I hate it when they say that. It's like "all dogs (including butterflies)"

Ah, but butterflies can't "go over to the dark side" and become dogs.

Perhaps you could have said "all dogs, including women" ?

[gadgetman]

Ha ha, no such concerns down here

As he is down under, that may, or may not be a factor in whatever is the IR35 equivalent.

But yes, over here, I would be horrified if I was offered "employee" benefits.

[gadgetman]

Sounds like you've had a few good freebies. We had a Starbucks at Barclays in Knutsford but it wasn't free!

I've often had subsidised canteens and suchlike. These are often "what flavour of chicken tonight are we having today" but the current one isn't too bad. One place had it's own starbucks, which was nice, and another had free ice creams.

The best things I've had as freebies are a sailing weekend on a proper ocean racing yacht (it once held the record for a monohull for distance covered in 24 hours), internet access (as in my personal box sat in a rack and plugged into a switch connected to a router two hops from the LINX), a few go karting jollies, and skiing weekends.

[Spacecadet]

Current clientco canteen is staffed mostly by attractive east european girls who are quite chatty and friendly.
Perk enough for me

[d000hg]

Do they offer all their suppliers the same perks, or just their employees?

If they don't offer the same deal to Joe the Plumber, then you are looking more like an employee than a supplier.

Free food/drinks often could be offered to tradesmen as well as to consultants, not just contractors. If a company has a policy of being generous it doesn't make you an employee for accepting their generosity.

[NotAllThere]

Croissants on Friday. Coffee, tea and bottled water the rest of the time. The occasional champagne apéro in the afternoon, and sometimes project dinners.

And there's an external bigco consultant wandering around with a packet of Amaretti at the moment.

When it gets very warm, I stock up the departmental freezer with Magnums for the permies.