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I consider perks as a part of the salary. Let's take an extreme case: free food. If I can eat for free 5 days a weekend, that's a lot of money I don't have to p
by nekgrim 13y ago
I consider perks as a part of the salary. Let's take an extreme case: free food. If I can eat for free 5 days a weekend, that's a lot of money I don't have to pay!
- lyndonh 13y ago> If I can eat for free 5 days a weekend, that's a lot of money I don't have to pay! How much salary are you on ?
- nekgrim 13y agoI'm in France, salaries are different. I'm around 40k/year. In my case, I use about 150-200€ for midday lunches in a normal month (eating out, I'm in a client's office, and eating at my desk would means eating alone, and I forbid myself to do this anymore). So that's 200*12 every year. If it's free food, it's money I don't get, so I don't have to pay taxes on this money. I'm in the 30% range, so free food = about 3k€/year salary.
- maerF0x0 13y agoComparing to the ingredient cost of making your own lunch (lets say $3), free lunch is only worth $750 a year. Maybe more if you eat expensive lunch items and you assign a time value because you hate making lunches that badly.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Let's take an extreme case: free food. If I can eat for free 5 days a weekend, that's a lot of money I don't have to pay! I think the extreme perk there is "5 day weekend", not "free food".
- nekgrim 13y agoIndeed... When I write "week", my brain autocompletes with "end". My bad.
- collyw 13y agoI would prefer the extra salary that it costs to provide it instead.