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Publish Not your original work? Add source Companies offer a variety of perks and benefits to attract the right talent into their business. After all, the workers are one of the most valuable assets a business can have, so it's worth making sure that they feel happy and productive both in and out of the workplace. Unfortunately, some employers seem to have a different idea about what makes their staff feel truly appreciated. Reddit user Chocolat3City asked fellow r/AntiWork members: "What's the most insulting 'benefit' a job has offered you?" and the thread spread fast, with more than 26.2K people finding it relevant. Whether it's a free uniform, personal protective equipment or lunch, stories that people shared seem to be serving the employer, not the employee. Take a look at some of the best answers we collected from the thread and be sure to share your experience in the comment section below. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Free lunch every day.
Sounds great but let me explain.
I started a job some years ago and one of the benefits they sold us on was that they bought us lunch everyday. Each day, they would take our orders in the late morning to have lunch delivered by lunchtime. We only ever ordered from like 2 or 3 places but hey, it was free. Cool. Great.
But the problem was when I tried to do anything other than sit at my desk and eat. After a couple weeks, I started leaving my place of work for lunch here and there just to run errands, have a phone convo with family/friends/gf, or just eat by myself at a restaurant (the food they ordered wasn’t bad but it got old quick).
After having done this a few times, my manager stopped me one day and asked where I was going and why I sometimes leave. I replied “I’m Going on lunch.” He told me that the whole point of them ordering lunch for us was so we could eat at our desks while we continued to work. I was shocked lol. I asked him if he understood how lunch breaks worked in relation to the law and that he can’t keep me hostage, especially since I’m not being paid for being there during that hour. He then passively aggressively said “okay do what you want I guess”. djaypete , Marcus Aurelius Report Final score: 205points POST Rod Egret Rod Egret Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Nice try f*****s!!! 67 67points reply View more comments #2 Food stamp eligibility. They paid so little that they listed government assistance as a BENEFIT. dirtyswrk , Dario Crespi Report Final score: 201points POST Orange Frosting Orange Frosting Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Walmart? Is that you? 102 102points reply View More Replies... View more comments Bored Panda reached out to the author of this post, Chocolat3City, to have a chat about benefits that employers offer but end up insulting the staff or potential employees. The idea to start this thread came from personal experience. The user lives in the U.S. and has just moved to another state. "I've been looking at new job postings on the internet, and saw many employers trying to couch standard workplace amenities as 'benefits'," they said. This made the user think of one of their first jobs out of law school: "It offered me 'free parking,' but the pay wasn't competitive." The user mentioned this in their post, saying that a thing that helps a person to access their workplace is a benefit to the employer, not the worker. "It's kind of like allowing the custodian access to an elevator of the high-rise building where he works, and calling it a 'benefit.' I think not," they added. #3 Retail worker. As a reward for working through the Pandemic, the toilet paper crisis, not getting our pay for another 4 weeks and having one of our colleagues die of covid unexpectedly...
A box of 6 capri sun. There are 8 of us. CompetitiveHabit5 , Vadim Andreev SP Report Final score: 164points POST Casey Burns Casey Burns Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) 3/4 a capri sun per person. Fantastic deal. Especially with free COVID. 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Silly socks day. To make up for the increase in abuse from patients (start of COVID). Thanks, my mental health is... great. smolpidge , Jonathan Borba Report Final score: 157points POST Lara Verne Lara Verne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Oh my god. Silly socks day. Silly socks day! What the f*ck. 49 49points reply View More Replies... View more comments The thread collected more than 7.3K comments where many started sharing their own experiences. Chocolat3City thinks that the r/AntiWork community found it so relevant probably because everyone has worked extremely hard just to survive for the last couple of years. According to them, some people are looking for work, while some have stayed in salaried jobs that are demanding more hours and scope without increasing compensation. "We are particularly sensitive right now under these circumstances, and this fake benefits phenomenon both insults our intelligence and demeans the value of our labor. That's why I think many have such a visceral reaction to the post." #5 A 'wobble room'. Basically a room where it was okay to go and have a little cry/freak out/meltdown if you got overwhelmed at work.
Instead of, you know, attempting to address the reasons why people were crying/freaking out/melting down at work...and then you were expected back front and centre for the rest of your shift. ruthh-r , RODNAE Productions Report Final score: 156points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago They are just raving stark crazy if they think having a "wobble room" was something to boast about. 61 61points reply View more comments #6 Free personal protective equipment. Literally required to be provided by the employer too. Accomplished-Pen-69 , CDC Report Final score: 154points POST Bobert Robertson Bobert Robertson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago This comment has not been deleted. 55 55points reply View More Replies... View more comments Some benefits that the employers see as central are actually not so important in the eyes of the workers. According to a study from Robert Half, a global human resource consulting firm, companies often seem to miss the mark. More than 1.5K American employees and 600 HR managers participated in the survey. Results showed, that there seems to be a big disconnect between what's being offered and what the staff actually wants. For example, 66 percent of employees would prefer a compressed workweek-where they work more hours but fewer days per week. Unfortunately, only 17 percent of companies offer this perk. Also, when it comes to healthcare, many workers seem to be indifferent about some of the benefits the employer provides, e.g. vision insurance, which only a fraction of them needs. #7 The 45 minute commute each way as a "great way to prepare for the day and de-stress when you go home."
What the f**k man. RhodyChief , Ono Kosuki Report Final score: 147points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Yeees. I remember quite lively when an employer tried to sell me my commute as a great opportunitiy to do the paper work on the companie´s lap top that I was allowed to use for private stuff, too. They paid like s**t and I did not buy their "great" offer. 33 33points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Company listed "withholding taxes" as a benefit. You know, the thing that they're legally obligated to do as an employer. Still laugh at that one. Sad_Efficiency_1067 , Mikhail Nilov Report Final score: 139points POST Serial pacifist Serial pacifist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Comes with a free desk to sit behind. 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Weekend events, xmas parties.
Like I want to spend my personal time with work people...? shapeofthings , PS Imaging Report Final score: 130points POST Elizabeth Elliot Elizabeth Elliot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Hey, if there's free food and booze... 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments Chocolat3City thinks that companies disguise common conveniences as benefits simply to make the job look better: "Just like how any product is marketed. Of course, employers are always looking for ways to provide less compensation and fewer benefits for their employees." They added that these perks can be used to distract from non-competitive compensation. The author of this thread hopes that employers read this post and "see what we really think of the 'benefits' they offer us." #10 Free uniform. LongjumpingMess9248 , Paul Sableman Report Final score: 124points POST rumade rumade Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago No one should have to pay for work uniform. Some places will charge you though if you leave after a short period of time and don't return it. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 I have no maternity leave and hr told me that’s the benefit of working remote - I can just watch my baby while I work. chrisant4345 , Sarah Chai Report Final score: 124points POST Michelle M Michelle M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago HR probably never took care of a baby 99 99points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 A pinball machine and pool table for use on breaks that people got shamed for using. gmotsimurgh , Zakaria Zayane Report Final score: 123points POST Serial pacifist Serial pacifist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I wouldn't mind having it. Hell, I wouldn't care being judged for it either. 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Casual Fridays. We're a tech business with no customer visits, why can't every day be casual? DanWallace , Fox Report Final score: 115points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago We used to do public training courses, but not every week. We wore casual every day in the office, unless there was a course on. Used to be suit and tie on a client site, at least until the client said they didn't mind casual. Went to one client in the Netherlands, with just smart gear for a fortnight, and on the second day client says they don't know why I bother to get dressed up. Bearing in mind this was February and there was ice on the canals, neither did I, as it was a summer suit and I was freezing waiting for the tram. Second fortnight I took casual clothes and a ski jacket and my god did that make a difference! 13 13points reply View more comments #14 Contact stated "flexible hours", but I was pulled aside and rinsed by a colleague and one of the company directors when I turned up at 9.30am on my second day.
It turned out that their interpretation of "flexible" went the other direction - you had to be in the office 9-5 plus at least 2 hours a day to "show your commitment". InvisiblePhil , Andrea Piacquadio Report Final score: 113points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I was a fool when I was young and accepted jobs with reduced hours. So the employers could order me in whenever the fire was roaring and to let me stay at home whenever nothing was to be done. 16 16points reply View more comments #15 Windows. (The kind you look through, not the OS.) Upbeat_Crow , Christina Morillo Report Final score: 110points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've worked in offices with no windows. I've worked in open plan offices the size of two football fields where the noise is deafening. I've worked in offices where I've had my own room with a window. I've worked in offices where we had a stereo system to listen to music whilst we worked. Fortunately I travel between many clients, so I was never stuck in any of the horrible ones for long. Some of them would have driven me mad. 7 7points reply View more comments #16 "Free Parking" at my workplace.
My thinking is that if it's something that only helps me access my workplace (which I wouldn't need but for the job), it's a "benefit" to my employer, not me.
It's kind of like allowing the custodian access to an elevator of the high-rise building where he works, and calling it a "benefit." I think not. Chocolat3City , Tim Meyer Report Final score: 107points POST Jo Choto Jo Choto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You're lucky. I worked at a public library but had to pay for parking every day. 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 Pretending pizza is a 10k salary increase or anything significant TaticalSweater , Thirdman Report Final score: 105points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago At the end of a meeting where the boss had angrily said that it was the law that student workers have to get paid sick leave and holidays, but that it would be immoral as it would make science expensive, she told us she would sponsor a xmas pizza party. I did not attend and I also did not tell her were to shove that "generous" pizza. 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 I cried at work and was offered a “normalize crying at work” sticker.
Didn’t seem to help. dumbgayidiot , Ivan Samkov Report Final score: 102points POST Casey Burns Casey Burns Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Cry harder. 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 They set up an online store for us to purchase company merch with and then offered everyone I think 20 or 30 in credit, which would have been nice if the cheapest thing wasn’t $65 plus tax and shipping dontforgettheglitter , Andrea Piacquadio Report Final score: 99points POST Valisbourne Spiritforge Valisbourne Spiritforge Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago It's almost beyond belief when a company has a "Company Store" selling their merch, wants their employees to buy said merch and then charges an outrageous amount for the cheapest thing in their store. 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #20 This is a discussion I had with my previous employer before I accepted their offer letter, discussing compensation:
Me: I'm used to my annual bonus being a significant portion of my total compensation, what's your bonus structure look like?
Them: We don't make specific commitments, it depends on company performance and your annual review.
Me: Sure, I get that, but I need to know a general ballpark. Is 8-12% in the general range that I should usually expect to see?
Them: Yes
I didn't get it in writing, because I'm a dumbass.
Sign on, work a few months, Christmas/ New Year's comes around. HR hands out bonuses. I open my envelope to find a $10 gift card to a local grocery store.
Figure "I've only been here a few months, maybe I'm not eligible for bonus yet, oh well".
Next year comes around, and it's another $10 gift card for the grocery store.
Started applying for new jobs that day. IAmVladimirPutinAMA , MART PRODUCTION Report Final score: 94points POST Andy Andy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) Is it usual in the US for yearly bonus to be a set value? In the UK (at least the places I have worked), they usually have a bonus scheme which is very generally explained (e.g. you need to have worked for X time, have no disciplinaries etc to qualify), but if and how much of a bonus they give is dependent on the business end of year performance, and decided at that time 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 "You get to work with kids!"
My job description was ALSO my benefits... SteadfastFox , Lukas Report Final score: 88points POST Something Something Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Why is that a benefit? Do you get to keep them? 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 Overtime. Yes it was listed in the job description as a benefit. hdost34 , Tima Miroshnichenko Report Final score: 84points POST Elizabeth Elliot Elizabeth Elliot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago If it's optional, then yes, it is a benefit! 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 JEANS DAY ts9808 , pxhere Report Final score: 83points POST Mohammad Ammar Mohammad Ammar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Unless you're directly working with clients I don't see what problem people have with jeans at work. And if it's ok for a Friday then what about the other 4 days of the week? 5 5points reply View more comments #24 In a plastics factory where you're lifting 100+ pound iron molding pieces repetitively, they actually had the balls to point to a gym area that was "open to all employees". They couldn't figure out why only the office people ever used it. anonymous67348 , Jelmer Assink Report Final score: 82points POST Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Well. By training your whole body correctly you are less likely to be injured when lifting things. Also this employer stinks. 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 Company branded tennis shoes for Christmas. When am I ever going to want to wear tennis shoes that are company colors and have the logo of a hospital on them? They’re against dress code at work too lol. lgdub_ , Eden, Janine and Jim Report Final score: 82points POST SueMcB SueMcB Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago We get slogan or logo t-shirts we can't wear at work. I'm not going to wear that when I'm not working, either! 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 I had an employer that offered discounted tickets (theme parks, sporting events, concerts, etc) through a third-party website. The website charged a service fee that made the tickets the same price or sometimes more expensive than if you bought them through traditional methods. use_da_schwartz_ , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 78points POST Casey Burns Casey Burns Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago "Discount prices for our benefit!" Best slogan ever. 20 20points reply View more comments #27 The “stress management apps”. GaolangWongsawat , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 75points POST Eagle Girl Eagle Girl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Thought that was called Bored Panda? 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Pizza on fridays in the break room.
But it’s also a Bible study. lostprevention Report Final score: 74points POST Rijkærd Rijkærd Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Damn f*****g Bible study. I got fired as a graduate intern for not attending this s**t..less than 5 mnths didnt even finish my probation period at the place...am not a religious person. The place was'nt religious based, just a psycho bible ninja boss with a holyfucking attitude that stank to high heavens .... 53 53points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 Bear with me, but it was a "game room."
It was actually a nice setup: table tennis, a few cabinets, and every console of the day.
The only problem was that anybody that actually used it during working hours was judged incredibly harshly. Like, it showed up in performance reviews. I think the hope was that it would drive people to play after hours and maybe eke a bit of extra work out of them. All of us just wanted to GTFO of the fluorescent-lit prison we'd just spent 8-9 hours in. Calkky , SageChimera Report Final score: 72points POST Delboy Delboy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago during work hours? not a good use of time, lunch break? sure, after work? why not... 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #30 “Experience”
You can get experience from a colonoscopy. Doesn’t mean you’re going to be able to use or monetize that experience outside of the paradigm within which you acquired said experience. And that’s assuming you wanted the experience in the first place. Careful_Chemical9749 , Tima Miroshnichenko Report Final score: 70points POST James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've had a colonoscopy, it was not too bad as they gave me a mild anaesthetic, the prep for it, however was the worst thing ever. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 78 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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POST Jo Choto Jo Choto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I bow down and give thanks at the altar of self-employed small business owner/contractor where I do the work I love on my own schedule. May I never, ever have to work for anyone else ever again. 11 11points reply Ramzan Dogar Dogar Ramzan Dogar Dogar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Google pay 97$ per hour my last pay check was $8500 working 1o hours a week online. My younger brother friend has been averaging 12k for months now and he works about 22 hours a week. I cant believe how easy it was once I tried it outit.. HERE ???.??????????.??? -18 -18points reply Load More Replies... Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You suck 5 5points reply Gaby Almodovar Gaby Almodovar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago From what kind of work-slave countries are these answers? Real workplace-benefit are 13. month salary, Christmas-money, share-money or working in hotel-industry discounts for you and family members booking rooms in the hotels of the hotel-chain, where are you working. Using for free the facilities of the hotel, where are you working at: like gym, sauna, tennis-playground or having discounts in the hotel's shops, if you want to buy something there. 4 4points reply K Witmer K Witmer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago These are all from the American dream capital of the world good ole USA. These are all commonplace and they are actively trying to bully and shame people into thinking this is great for us and were so privileged. The brainwashed trump supporting conservatives all worship this ideology too while not being able to afford to eat. We have a workers shortage now but the people in charge are still making their millions of dollars in bonuses. 9 9points reply Load More Replies... Tony Sop Tony Sop Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've noticed that everyone who bashes president Trump and supports pedo Joe is a moron. The horrible economy failure of a president and he's made us look weak to the world. But thank you for being a Biden supporter. It makes the idiots stand out 0 0points reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You get that human trafficking and slavery are higher now than ever before..right? 3 3points reply ben woskje ben woskje Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago First "career" job out of uni - was on a starting salary in the 90's - approx $25k pre-tax. Got chewed out by my manager, as a 20 year old, because i didn't use the salary packaging solution the MD was getting kickbacks from. I was living at home, had a $300 car... at that stage in my life my money went towards savings (for a house) or beer... Still remember that psycho b*tch to this day. 4 4points reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Virtual hugs 1 1point reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Jo Choto Jo Choto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I bow down and give thanks at the altar of self-employed small business owner/contractor where I do the work I love on my own schedule. May I never, ever have to work for anyone else ever again. 11 11points reply Ramzan Dogar Dogar Ramzan Dogar Dogar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Google pay 97$ per hour my last pay check was $8500 working 1o hours a week online. My younger brother friend has been averaging 12k for months now and he works about 22 hours a week. I cant believe how easy it was once I tried it outit.. HERE ???.??????????.??? -18 -18points reply Load More Replies... Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You suck 5 5points reply Gaby Almodovar Gaby Almodovar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago From what kind of work-slave countries are these answers? Real workplace-benefit are 13. month salary, Christmas-money, share-money or working in hotel-industry discounts for you and family members booking rooms in the hotels of the hotel-chain, where are you working. Using for free the facilities of the hotel, where are you working at: like gym, sauna, tennis-playground or having discounts in the hotel's shops, if you want to buy something there. 4 4points reply K Witmer K Witmer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago These are all from the American dream capital of the world good ole USA. These are all commonplace and they are actively trying to bully and shame people into thinking this is great for us and were so privileged. The brainwashed trump supporting conservatives all worship this ideology too while not being able to afford to eat. We have a workers shortage now but the people in charge are still making their millions of dollars in bonuses. 9 9points reply Load More Replies... Tony Sop Tony Sop Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've noticed that everyone who bashes president Trump and supports pedo Joe is a moron. 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“ It’ s A ‘ Benefit’ To My Employer Not Me” People Are Sharing 30 Insulting Things A Job Has Offered Them Interview With Author
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Publish Not your original work? Add source Companies offer a variety of perks and benefits to attract the right talent into their business. After all, the workers are one of the most valuable assets a business can have, so it's worth making sure that they feel happy and productive both in and out of the workplace. Unfortunately, some employers seem to have a different idea about what makes their staff feel truly appreciated. Reddit user Chocolat3City asked fellow r/AntiWork members: "What's the most insulting 'benefit' a job has offered you?" and the thread spread fast, with more than 26.2K people finding it relevant. Whether it's a free uniform, personal protective equipment or lunch, stories that people shared seem to be serving the employer, not the employee. Take a look at some of the best answers we collected from the thread and be sure to share your experience in the comment section below. This post may include affiliate links. #1 Free lunch every day.
Sounds great but let me explain.
I started a job some years ago and one of the benefits they sold us on was that they bought us lunch everyday. Each day, they would take our orders in the late morning to have lunch delivered by lunchtime. We only ever ordered from like 2 or 3 places but hey, it was free. Cool. Great.
But the problem was when I tried to do anything other than sit at my desk and eat. After a couple weeks, I started leaving my place of work for lunch here and there just to run errands, have a phone convo with family/friends/gf, or just eat by myself at a restaurant (the food they ordered wasn’t bad but it got old quick).
After having done this a few times, my manager stopped me one day and asked where I was going and why I sometimes leave. I replied “I’m Going on lunch.” He told me that the whole point of them ordering lunch for us was so we could eat at our desks while we continued to work. I was shocked lol. I asked him if he understood how lunch breaks worked in relation to the law and that he can’t keep me hostage, especially since I’m not being paid for being there during that hour. He then passively aggressively said “okay do what you want I guess”. djaypete , Marcus Aurelius Report Final score: 205points POST Rod Egret Rod Egret Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Nice try f*****s!!! 67 67points reply View more comments #2 Food stamp eligibility. They paid so little that they listed government assistance as a BENEFIT. dirtyswrk , Dario Crespi Report Final score: 201points POST Orange Frosting Orange Frosting Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Walmart? Is that you? 102 102points reply View More Replies... View more comments Bored Panda reached out to the author of this post, Chocolat3City, to have a chat about benefits that employers offer but end up insulting the staff or potential employees. The idea to start this thread came from personal experience. The user lives in the U.S. and has just moved to another state. "I've been looking at new job postings on the internet, and saw many employers trying to couch standard workplace amenities as 'benefits'," they said. This made the user think of one of their first jobs out of law school: "It offered me 'free parking,' but the pay wasn't competitive." The user mentioned this in their post, saying that a thing that helps a person to access their workplace is a benefit to the employer, not the worker. "It's kind of like allowing the custodian access to an elevator of the high-rise building where he works, and calling it a 'benefit.' I think not," they added. #3 Retail worker. As a reward for working through the Pandemic, the toilet paper crisis, not getting our pay for another 4 weeks and having one of our colleagues die of covid unexpectedly...
A box of 6 capri sun. There are 8 of us. CompetitiveHabit5 , Vadim Andreev SP Report Final score: 164points POST Casey Burns Casey Burns Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) 3/4 a capri sun per person. Fantastic deal. Especially with free COVID. 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #4 Silly socks day. To make up for the increase in abuse from patients (start of COVID). Thanks, my mental health is... great. smolpidge , Jonathan Borba Report Final score: 157points POST Lara Verne Lara Verne Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Oh my god. Silly socks day. Silly socks day! What the f*ck. 49 49points reply View More Replies... View more comments The thread collected more than 7.3K comments where many started sharing their own experiences. Chocolat3City thinks that the r/AntiWork community found it so relevant probably because everyone has worked extremely hard just to survive for the last couple of years. According to them, some people are looking for work, while some have stayed in salaried jobs that are demanding more hours and scope without increasing compensation. "We are particularly sensitive right now under these circumstances, and this fake benefits phenomenon both insults our intelligence and demeans the value of our labor. That's why I think many have such a visceral reaction to the post." #5 A 'wobble room'. Basically a room where it was okay to go and have a little cry/freak out/meltdown if you got overwhelmed at work.
Instead of, you know, attempting to address the reasons why people were crying/freaking out/melting down at work...and then you were expected back front and centre for the rest of your shift. ruthh-r , RODNAE Productions Report Final score: 156points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago They are just raving stark crazy if they think having a "wobble room" was something to boast about. 61 61points reply View more comments #6 Free personal protective equipment. Literally required to be provided by the employer too. Accomplished-Pen-69 , CDC Report Final score: 154points POST Bobert Robertson Bobert Robertson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago This comment has not been deleted. 55 55points reply View More Replies... View more comments Some benefits that the employers see as central are actually not so important in the eyes of the workers. According to a study from Robert Half, a global human resource consulting firm, companies often seem to miss the mark. More than 1.5K American employees and 600 HR managers participated in the survey. Results showed, that there seems to be a big disconnect between what's being offered and what the staff actually wants. For example, 66 percent of employees would prefer a compressed workweek-where they work more hours but fewer days per week. Unfortunately, only 17 percent of companies offer this perk. Also, when it comes to healthcare, many workers seem to be indifferent about some of the benefits the employer provides, e.g. vision insurance, which only a fraction of them needs. #7 The 45 minute commute each way as a "great way to prepare for the day and de-stress when you go home."
What the f**k man. RhodyChief , Ono Kosuki Report Final score: 147points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Yeees. I remember quite lively when an employer tried to sell me my commute as a great opportunitiy to do the paper work on the companie´s lap top that I was allowed to use for private stuff, too. They paid like s**t and I did not buy their "great" offer. 33 33points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 Company listed "withholding taxes" as a benefit. You know, the thing that they're legally obligated to do as an employer. Still laugh at that one. Sad_Efficiency_1067 , Mikhail Nilov Report Final score: 139points POST Serial pacifist Serial pacifist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Comes with a free desk to sit behind. 52 52points reply View More Replies... View more comments #9 Weekend events, xmas parties.
Like I want to spend my personal time with work people...? shapeofthings , PS Imaging Report Final score: 130points POST Elizabeth Elliot Elizabeth Elliot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Hey, if there's free food and booze... 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments Chocolat3City thinks that companies disguise common conveniences as benefits simply to make the job look better: "Just like how any product is marketed. Of course, employers are always looking for ways to provide less compensation and fewer benefits for their employees." They added that these perks can be used to distract from non-competitive compensation. The author of this thread hopes that employers read this post and "see what we really think of the 'benefits' they offer us." #10 Free uniform. LongjumpingMess9248 , Paul Sableman Report Final score: 124points POST rumade rumade Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago No one should have to pay for work uniform. Some places will charge you though if you leave after a short period of time and don't return it. 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 I have no maternity leave and hr told me that’s the benefit of working remote - I can just watch my baby while I work. chrisant4345 , Sarah Chai Report Final score: 124points POST Michelle M Michelle M Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago HR probably never took care of a baby 99 99points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 A pinball machine and pool table for use on breaks that people got shamed for using. gmotsimurgh , Zakaria Zayane Report Final score: 123points POST Serial pacifist Serial pacifist Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I wouldn't mind having it. Hell, I wouldn't care being judged for it either. 37 37points reply View More Replies... View more comments #13 Casual Fridays. We're a tech business with no customer visits, why can't every day be casual? DanWallace , Fox Report Final score: 115points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago We used to do public training courses, but not every week. We wore casual every day in the office, unless there was a course on. Used to be suit and tie on a client site, at least until the client said they didn't mind casual. Went to one client in the Netherlands, with just smart gear for a fortnight, and on the second day client says they don't know why I bother to get dressed up. Bearing in mind this was February and there was ice on the canals, neither did I, as it was a summer suit and I was freezing waiting for the tram. Second fortnight I took casual clothes and a ski jacket and my god did that make a difference! 13 13points reply View more comments #14 Contact stated "flexible hours", but I was pulled aside and rinsed by a colleague and one of the company directors when I turned up at 9.30am on my second day.
It turned out that their interpretation of "flexible" went the other direction - you had to be in the office 9-5 plus at least 2 hours a day to "show your commitment". InvisiblePhil , Andrea Piacquadio Report Final score: 113points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I was a fool when I was young and accepted jobs with reduced hours. So the employers could order me in whenever the fire was roaring and to let me stay at home whenever nothing was to be done. 16 16points reply View more comments #15 Windows. (The kind you look through, not the OS.) Upbeat_Crow , Christina Morillo Report Final score: 110points POST Robert T Robert T Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've worked in offices with no windows. I've worked in open plan offices the size of two football fields where the noise is deafening. I've worked in offices where I've had my own room with a window. I've worked in offices where we had a stereo system to listen to music whilst we worked. Fortunately I travel between many clients, so I was never stuck in any of the horrible ones for long. Some of them would have driven me mad. 7 7points reply View more comments #16 "Free Parking" at my workplace.
My thinking is that if it's something that only helps me access my workplace (which I wouldn't need but for the job), it's a "benefit" to my employer, not me.
It's kind of like allowing the custodian access to an elevator of the high-rise building where he works, and calling it a "benefit." I think not. Chocolat3City , Tim Meyer Report Final score: 107points POST Jo Choto Jo Choto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You're lucky. I worked at a public library but had to pay for parking every day. 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 Pretending pizza is a 10k salary increase or anything significant TaticalSweater , Thirdman Report Final score: 105points POST karin s. karin s. Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago At the end of a meeting where the boss had angrily said that it was the law that student workers have to get paid sick leave and holidays, but that it would be immoral as it would make science expensive, she told us she would sponsor a xmas pizza party. I did not attend and I also did not tell her were to shove that "generous" pizza. 15 15points reply View More Replies... View more comments #18 I cried at work and was offered a “normalize crying at work” sticker.
Didn’t seem to help. dumbgayidiot , Ivan Samkov Report Final score: 102points POST Casey Burns Casey Burns Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Cry harder. 35 35points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 They set up an online store for us to purchase company merch with and then offered everyone I think 20 or 30 in credit, which would have been nice if the cheapest thing wasn’t $65 plus tax and shipping dontforgettheglitter , Andrea Piacquadio Report Final score: 99points POST Valisbourne Spiritforge Valisbourne Spiritforge Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago It's almost beyond belief when a company has a "Company Store" selling their merch, wants their employees to buy said merch and then charges an outrageous amount for the cheapest thing in their store. 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #20 This is a discussion I had with my previous employer before I accepted their offer letter, discussing compensation:
Me: I'm used to my annual bonus being a significant portion of my total compensation, what's your bonus structure look like?
Them: We don't make specific commitments, it depends on company performance and your annual review.
Me: Sure, I get that, but I need to know a general ballpark. Is 8-12% in the general range that I should usually expect to see?
Them: Yes
I didn't get it in writing, because I'm a dumbass.
Sign on, work a few months, Christmas/ New Year's comes around. HR hands out bonuses. I open my envelope to find a $10 gift card to a local grocery store.
Figure "I've only been here a few months, maybe I'm not eligible for bonus yet, oh well".
Next year comes around, and it's another $10 gift card for the grocery store.
Started applying for new jobs that day. IAmVladimirPutinAMA , MART PRODUCTION Report Final score: 94points POST Andy Andy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago (edited) Is it usual in the US for yearly bonus to be a set value? In the UK (at least the places I have worked), they usually have a bonus scheme which is very generally explained (e.g. you need to have worked for X time, have no disciplinaries etc to qualify), but if and how much of a bonus they give is dependent on the business end of year performance, and decided at that time 26 26points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 "You get to work with kids!"
My job description was ALSO my benefits... SteadfastFox , Lukas Report Final score: 88points POST Something Something Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Why is that a benefit? Do you get to keep them? 31 31points reply View More Replies... View more comments #22 Overtime. Yes it was listed in the job description as a benefit. hdost34 , Tima Miroshnichenko Report Final score: 84points POST Elizabeth Elliot Elizabeth Elliot Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago If it's optional, then yes, it is a benefit! 47 47points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 JEANS DAY ts9808 , pxhere Report Final score: 83points POST Mohammad Ammar Mohammad Ammar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Unless you're directly working with clients I don't see what problem people have with jeans at work. And if it's ok for a Friday then what about the other 4 days of the week? 5 5points reply View more comments #24 In a plastics factory where you're lifting 100+ pound iron molding pieces repetitively, they actually had the balls to point to a gym area that was "open to all employees". They couldn't figure out why only the office people ever used it. anonymous67348 , Jelmer Assink Report Final score: 82points POST Rissie Rissie Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Well. By training your whole body correctly you are less likely to be injured when lifting things. Also this employer stinks. 29 29points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 Company branded tennis shoes for Christmas. When am I ever going to want to wear tennis shoes that are company colors and have the logo of a hospital on them? They’re against dress code at work too lol. lgdub_ , Eden, Janine and Jim Report Final score: 82points POST SueMcB SueMcB Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago We get slogan or logo t-shirts we can't wear at work. I'm not going to wear that when I'm not working, either! 19 19points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 I had an employer that offered discounted tickets (theme parks, sporting events, concerts, etc) through a third-party website. The website charged a service fee that made the tickets the same price or sometimes more expensive than if you bought them through traditional methods. use_da_schwartz_ , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 78points POST Casey Burns Casey Burns Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago "Discount prices for our benefit!" Best slogan ever. 20 20points reply View more comments #27 The “stress management apps”. GaolangWongsawat , Karolina Grabowska Report Final score: 75points POST Eagle Girl Eagle Girl Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Thought that was called Bored Panda? 62 62points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Pizza on fridays in the break room.
But it’s also a Bible study. lostprevention Report Final score: 74points POST Rijkærd Rijkærd Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Damn f*****g Bible study. I got fired as a graduate intern for not attending this s**t..less than 5 mnths didnt even finish my probation period at the place...am not a religious person. The place was'nt religious based, just a psycho bible ninja boss with a holyfucking attitude that stank to high heavens .... 53 53points reply View More Replies... View more comments #29 Bear with me, but it was a "game room."
It was actually a nice setup: table tennis, a few cabinets, and every console of the day.
The only problem was that anybody that actually used it during working hours was judged incredibly harshly. Like, it showed up in performance reviews. I think the hope was that it would drive people to play after hours and maybe eke a bit of extra work out of them. All of us just wanted to GTFO of the fluorescent-lit prison we'd just spent 8-9 hours in. Calkky , SageChimera Report Final score: 72points POST Delboy Delboy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago during work hours? not a good use of time, lunch break? sure, after work? why not... 1 1point reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #30 “Experience”
You can get experience from a colonoscopy. Doesn’t mean you’re going to be able to use or monetize that experience outside of the paradigm within which you acquired said experience. And that’s assuming you wanted the experience in the first place. Careful_Chemical9749 , Tima Miroshnichenko Report Final score: 70points POST James016 James016 Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've had a colonoscopy, it was not too bad as they gave me a mild anaesthetic, the prep for it, however was the worst thing ever. 23 23points reply View More Replies... View more comments Note: this post originally had 78 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You suck 5 5points reply Gaby Almodovar Gaby Almodovar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago From what kind of work-slave countries are these answers? Real workplace-benefit are 13. month salary, Christmas-money, share-money or working in hotel-industry discounts for you and family members booking rooms in the hotels of the hotel-chain, where are you working. Using for free the facilities of the hotel, where are you working at: like gym, sauna, tennis-playground or having discounts in the hotel's shops, if you want to buy something there. 4 4points reply K Witmer K Witmer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago These are all from the American dream capital of the world good ole USA. These are all commonplace and they are actively trying to bully and shame people into thinking this is great for us and were so privileged. The brainwashed trump supporting conservatives all worship this ideology too while not being able to afford to eat. We have a workers shortage now but the people in charge are still making their millions of dollars in bonuses. 9 9points reply Load More Replies... Tony Sop Tony Sop Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've noticed that everyone who bashes president Trump and supports pedo Joe is a moron. The horrible economy failure of a president and he's made us look weak to the world. But thank you for being a Biden supporter. It makes the idiots stand out 0 0points reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You get that human trafficking and slavery are higher now than ever before..right? 3 3points reply ben woskje ben woskje Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago First "career" job out of uni - was on a starting salary in the 90's - approx $25k pre-tax. Got chewed out by my manager, as a 20 year old, because i didn't use the salary packaging solution the MD was getting kickbacks from. I was living at home, had a $300 car... at that stage in my life my money went towards savings (for a house) or beer... Still remember that psycho b*tch to this day. 4 4points reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago Virtual hugs 1 1point reply Load More Replies... Load More Comments POST Jo Choto Jo Choto Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I bow down and give thanks at the altar of self-employed small business owner/contractor where I do the work I love on my own schedule. May I never, ever have to work for anyone else ever again. 11 11points reply Ramzan Dogar Dogar Ramzan Dogar Dogar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago This comment is hidden. Click here to view. Google pay 97$ per hour my last pay check was $8500 working 1o hours a week online. My younger brother friend has been averaging 12k for months now and he works about 22 hours a week. I cant believe how easy it was once I tried it outit.. HERE ???.??????????.??? -18 -18points reply Load More Replies... Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You suck 5 5points reply Gaby Almodovar Gaby Almodovar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago From what kind of work-slave countries are these answers? Real workplace-benefit are 13. month salary, Christmas-money, share-money or working in hotel-industry discounts for you and family members booking rooms in the hotels of the hotel-chain, where are you working. Using for free the facilities of the hotel, where are you working at: like gym, sauna, tennis-playground or having discounts in the hotel's shops, if you want to buy something there. 4 4points reply K Witmer K Witmer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago These are all from the American dream capital of the world good ole USA. These are all commonplace and they are actively trying to bully and shame people into thinking this is great for us and were so privileged. The brainwashed trump supporting conservatives all worship this ideology too while not being able to afford to eat. We have a workers shortage now but the people in charge are still making their millions of dollars in bonuses. 9 9points reply Load More Replies... Tony Sop Tony Sop Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago I've noticed that everyone who bashes president Trump and supports pedo Joe is a moron. The horrible economy failure of a president and he's made us look weak to the world. But thank you for being a Biden supporter. It makes the idiots stand out 0 0points reply Mazer Mazer Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago You get that human trafficking and slavery are higher now than ever before..right? 3 3points reply ben woskje ben woskje Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 9 months ago First "career" job out of uni - was on a starting salary in the 90's - approx $25k pre-tax. Got chewed out by my manager, as a 20 year old, because i didn't use the salary packaging solution the MD was getting kickbacks from. I was living at home, had a $300 car... at that stage in my life my money went towards savings (for a house) or beer... 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