#551 – Perks
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comic
Some jobs are so similar it’s the perks that really make the difference. I worked at a place that had free coffee, tea, soda and bottled water. It went a long way towards smoothing over the sarcastic jerk that owned the place.
Tags: coffee, perks, work
must be some good coffee.
In my job, when there’s free bottled water, you can bet your kidneys the building is sizzling hot in summer.
Perks don’t make up for otherwise terrible work environments, in my opinion. My last job offered lots of perks. They also required me to be “available” for support (code for “we don’t need you to do any work, just sit at your computer, in case we need you”) on weekends, holidays, after hours, even until 4am sometimes. All to support a system I was against implementing in the first place (for the very reason that it would require such support). It wasn’t what I signed up for.
My current job has very few perks, but at 5pm every day, I get to go home and forget about it until 8am the next day. Also, they never require me to “be available” outside that 8-5 window. That’s the best perk of all.
At my job we have all these perks, plus the place is not owned by a sarcastic jerk. I hope I stay here a long time!
Perqs. PERQS! Perquisites!! “Perk” is informal, low-life English! If there is one thing I despise (as does Sprite!) are moiderers of da King’s English!
noun formal
1. a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one’s position
2. a thing that has served its primary use and is then given to a subordinate or employee as a customary right.
perk
noun (usu. perks) informal <<<<—— Maddening!! Germans spell informally, not “us!"
As useful a word/term as “Couch Potato!” Moiderers! All of you!
“I see the garage, but I don’t ‘saw’ the garage! You are speaking incorrectly. You are moidering da King’s English!” — Curly Howard-Dizzy Pilots
On the other hand you need to lay off the coffee.
Especially when the Perquisites are there to perk up the workers. (worquisites?)
I sense a failure to assimilate a sense of humor here.
At my job we get lots of “free stuff” and lots of paid vacation, but that doesn’t make up for the many (add interesting adjective of choice) people that make up management.
They have a good dental plan!
Frankly, I’m just looking for a job that pays me enough to live on and doesn’t make me want to shoot myself on the daily. As soon as I find that job, I’m sitting my ass there and staying until there is no more job.
I wish my job had free coffee!
My perks are the only reason I’m still at my job. I hate my job so much.