Today I went to eat lunch with my brother, who works for a very successful dot com-ish type of biz. They get, I shit you not):
FREE FOOD. Like a stocked cafeteria with fruit, protein bars/drinks, jerky, as well as less healthy stuff (not gonna lie, I drank a monster energy drink)
Massages once a week
Laundry service
Personal trainers and gym equipment (like serious, if you see a trap bar you know it's legit)
Haircuts
Free clothing (mostly t-shirts and hoodies)
Catered lunches once or twice a week
As well as the typical corporate 401k, stock options and so on.
Not that I expect everyone get this kind of thing, but the wheels were turning in my head. If you worked at such a place you could pretty much eliminate lunch costs from your budget on weekdays. Gym, gone. Haircuts, gone, etc. Wonder what the total financial impact would be? I wonder if anyone has every gone 'extreme' in using these perks?
FWIW other companies in the area offer some outrageous perks. Like $800/yr for fitness (meant for gym membership but my buddy bought a mountain bike), discounts around town, their own bus system, etc.
Anyone have any stories about using similar?