QOTD 10/3

minionlover · October 2013

What would you say the best perk of your job is?

mana8503 · October 2013

Probably the benefits. We have great insurance (health savings, vision, dental), matching 401K up to 5%, and plenty of vacation and sick leave.

islandmonkey8 · October 2013

Holidays. I get like 16-24 paid holidays a year.

MrsH1027 · October 2013

That I'm good at it and get paid well.

brainybrunette · October 2013

I'm a bitter senior graduate student, so I see nothing positive about my "job" right now LOL.

I guess the good thing is that we get paid to go to school...not a lot, but you can live comfortably in upstate NY because of the low cost of living. We also get free health insurance, it's kind of crappy but it does the job. I also got to travel to 1 conference a year, I've been to D.C. twice, Chicago, San Diego, and San Francisco.

WillyH19 · October 2013

We have great benefits and I love that I get to travel with my company. I also really like the work I do, I find it satisfying. If only I was paid a little better!

nitecheese · October 2013

The hours! I love that I never have to drive in rush hour. I think I'd have a total meltdown if I did. Getting to work at 6 may be early, but I'm usually home (albeit with a pile of papers or lesson plans) by 3:30.

minionlover · October 2013

For me it's the holidays. We get 12. Our pension is pretty good too. Both DH and I got in before they made major changes to it.

mrshall1027 · October 2013

I'm one of the owners so there are a ton of benefits! Insurance is 100% paid by the company, we make our own hours, I determine how much I get paid, and tons more.

goatlady12 · October 2013

I get a lot of paid time off!

LDubHawksFan · October 2013

Probably the benefits (insurance 100% covered for me and h,which means we get paid out from his employer for opting out; 401k matching to 4%), and the ability to bank comp time.

nitecheese · October 2013

JennaBirdTheBride said:

The hours! I love that I never have to drive in rush hour. I think I'd have a total meltdown if I did. Getting to work at 6 may be early, but I'm usually home (albeit with a pile of papers or lesson plans) by 3:30.

I am changing my answer. One of my students just brought me a cupcake. Cupcake wins.

ramstein1027 · October 2013

I get to leave right at 5 every day. I don't know any other lawyers who get to do that!

mbuckley85 · October 2013

I get to snuggle babies! Not every night, but more often than not I get to! Also, I accrue vacation time pretty quickly (9.82 hours every two weeks) so I am able to bank a lot of vacation time. I'll be able to receive about 3/4 pay during maternity leave for the whole 12 weeks!

sjs1013 · October 2013

Making a difference in at least one person's life every day. Summers off.

@JennaBirdtheBride I love when kids bring me cupcakes! I always tell my kids that's why I became a teacher and they laugh.

nitecheese · October 2013

@sjs1013, That's a good one!

What grade(s)/subject(s) do you teach?

snuff9861 · October 2013

Benefits and I can pretty much make my own schedule during the school year. I also get paid vacations and 2 weeks of paid holiday a year.

aro1589 · October 2013

@Nic12184 I feel ya! I too am a "bitter grad student" In in semester two of a four year MA program.

But, like you said. They pay my entire tuition sooo, it's a free master's degree. I also get a stipend. It's not much, but it's more than I was making before I started the program (I wasn't working in my field after undergrad).

I also get to work on some really cool book projects.

sjs1013 · October 2013

@JennaBirdtheBride, I teach 4th grade so I teach all subjects. What do you teach?

nitecheese · October 2013

I teach 10th and 12th grade English.

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