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Subject:RE: a question about "atmospheric" benefits From:"Sarah Bane" <Sarah -dot- Bane -at- spectrumretail -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 7 Nov 2000 08:58:08 -0600
~|>whether you think any of these (and which ones) make up for
~|>lower pay?
All of the "atmospheric" benefits are nice, but none IMO makes up for
pay so low that people jump ship after their training period.
~|>
~|>free lunch every other week
depends on what is served for lunch :-) That is, no. It doesn't take
Alan Greenspan to figure out that an occasional lunch is a far smaller
expenditure than a salary increase.
~|>free coffee, tea, and cocoa
no. I'd expect this anywhere.
~|>flexible work hours
I like them, and appreciate the flexible schedule I have, but VISA
doesn't accept them as payment.
~|>occasional telecommuting acceptable (once a week is the standard)
I like the idea, but VISA doesn't accept it as payment.
~|>casual dress
no. I appreciate not having to dress up, but...
~|>a standard 40-hour week
no; that _should_ be expected. A "benefit" would be generous overtime
pay.
Sarah Bane
Day job: Technical Writer, SpectrumRetail, Inc.--powered by ProphetLine
Night job: Associate Instructor, Westark College
sarah -dot- bane -at- spectrumretail -dot- com
sbane -at- systema -dot- westark -dot- edu
Opinions expressed are my own and not endorsed by SpectrumRetail or by
Westark.
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