Demman's rant made me curious re: everyone's employment perks [View All]

[Bertha Venation]

Do you have any perks where you work?

At the law firm where I earn my living as a legal secretary, there are things like

• happy hour once a month -- finger food & booze for all beginning at 5 PM
  
• the convenience of a personal account -- with a personal code, one can charge LD phone calls, photocopies, postage, FedEx, UPS, courier, etc., and have it taken out of paycheck monthly
  
• "Staff Appreciation Week" in lieu of "Secretary's Day" -- little gifts, parties w/ booze & food, etc., seated massages, fun stuff like caricatures & photos, etc., all week one week in April
  
• big-ass Xmas party at a local hotel
  
• an Xmas gift for staff & associates, although the gift is usually derided by most people as stupid, a waste, a white elephant, etc.
  

I'm told that this firm is among the best to work for in DC. Other than a salary I couldn't get back home no matter where I worked, the personal account, and whatever goodies come during Staff Appreciation Week, none of this moves me. Not in the least. I don't drink or party, so the happy hour & Xmas party are wasted on me. It's nice, but, no thanks. I'm not ungrateful, just unmoved.

What about where you work? How does your employer show appreciation -- if at all?