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Are Job Perks Coming into Vogue Again?

Posted by Cliff on from the corporations-with-carrots dept.

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?"

6 of 481 comments (clear)

  1. bwowoooogaaa! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. Here's what I want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
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  3. Sad news - Rick James dead at 56 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on talk radio - funk musician Rick James was found dead in his Los Angeles home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly a GNAA FP icon.

  4. parent not a troll by bandy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    He's really dead, folks. Google for it yourself.

    --
    "You might as well get your son a ticket to hell as give him a five string banjo." -unknown minister
  5. Re:Are jobs coming into vogue again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Meanwhile Microsoft has released Windows XP SP2 to manufacturing today:

    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1632921,00. as p

    Not surprisingly this hasn't been posted to Slashdot yet. Only negative Microsoft crap makes it here quickly.

  6. Re:stronger? by Remik · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...this from someone who's too chickenshit to risk their karma.

    I have no doubt Bush will win. However, I think it'd be funny to see Kerry win and screw things up even worse...resulting in all the liberals having to eat their words (oh, right, they never do...it's always the Republicans fault somehow).

    The only people still fighting for Kerry are the Deaniacs. Everyone else knows Hillary in 2008 is your only hope.

    -R