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Are Job Perks Coming into Vogue Again?
Pharmboy asks: "The Register is reporting on a company that was awarded 'Best Small Company to Work for in America' by the Detroit Free Press, in part, for providing Free beer to their employees. They offer free breakfast, lunch AND dinner, gym and snacks. This sounds similar to the late 90s, where companies were offering extreme benefits to attract extreme talent, before the bubble burst and most workers were just glad to have a job. As the job market gains strength, what are companies willing to do in order to attract the best talent? Are we about to enter another era where employers are willing to make work fun again, in order to attract and keep talent? Will this have any effect on other employers, forcing them to again offer benefits to keep pace and talent? How important are these kinds of perks to the average employee anyway? What kind of perks would you have to have to switch to a job that pay the same?"
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Dude.. nice sob story. However, in a capitalist society, it's sink or swim. Whatever the reason you were laid off, it's obvious that you were expendable (not to discount your abilities ro anything). Your company decided that they would be better served by cutting you out completely or outsourcing your position. Whatever the reason, you failed to make yourself indispensible. Plain and simple..
That, my friends, is what it takes to make it these days. Be indispensible. I feel for ya', man, but when someone loses their job, it's their own fault. Even if some government action convinced your company to cut your position, it's still your fault. I'm sorry to be blunt, but it's the truth.
In other news, I still have a job in the computing nidustry and, at the moment, I'm pretty secure. But I acknowledge the fact that I could lose it. So I continue to make myself indispensible.
What is your penile percentile?
That's it...blame your problems on Bush...that'll make you feel better.
You're not only an idiot, but you're pompous as hell if you think anything the President of the United States has done resulted in you losing your job or failing to find a new one.
-R
You wish. You silly Kerry supporters are running scared, and the rest of us are lovin' every minute of it!
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