you get to work with me!

ehuffnsd said:

No fair! I want that!

-The internet!!!!!
-Milage reimbursement
-No weekends (a perk only because I worked customer service all through college)
-Flexible hours (depending on the story)
-Proximity to home (five minutes away)
-Vacation time (again, in reference working in customer service)

lets see:

I get to work 14 hrs a day
I have the honor of working weekends
I dont get enough time with the kids
Uncle sam loves my money


Perks, Perks, Perks

(Job 1)
Working with kids
Setting my own hours
Making my own lessons
Doing other stuff while the child I'm tutoring works hard

(Job 2)
Awesome people
Free coffee!
Dicounts at other Starbucks (30%)
No one noticing I wear the same thing everytime I come to work
Free sandwiches and salads at the end of the night

free books .... sometimes

and when they arent free, an excellent discount

i love my job- even if it is very busy leading up 2 the silly season

i get 2 help ppl- its great 2 hear stories about kids who werent into reading, and a certain book, or series has got them hooked
i get talk 2 the regulars, have a laugh and a with them.

i love seeing ppl excited about books. coz i know im not alone

prb said:

I'd like to work in a book store, seems calm but interesting

thekidsgirl said:

not 2 calm at the moment, silly season is approaching, and its really really busy- but ive been in retail 4 over 20yrs,(nearly eight in this current job) books r waaaaayyyy better than toys at this time of year- believe me , i know

2freaky4church1 said:

Lucky for me I cut mine....but wait....I AIN'T NO PUNK EITHER!

We need to have a beer sometime dex..lol

2freaky4church1 said:

Where U livin' these days brotha?

I don't do anything with any real meaning or value, so I have plenty of time to contemplate how pathetic my life is.

Free housing as part of compensation if it's an onsite kind of thing.
Free upgrades, basically when I am asked to help with the sale of a property, I move onsite, take an apartment, and paint it whatever colors I want, put in crown molding if I want to, new carpet, new appliances, etc. I also get the freedom to take time off when needed.
[Edited 11/16/07 14:59pm]

gemini13 said:

Throw in free beer and rumpo and that is ideal

EverSoulicious said:

first look at your avvie ... it looks like a close-up of Horatio's moustache ...

mdiver said:

Isn't it though?

mdiver said:

gemini13 said:

ehuffnsd said:

I have an opening if you are interested

One4All4Ever said:

hey I like his mustache

I also come in late and leave early

and I get every other Friday off, three day weekends

Extensive international travel, all expenses paid.

Decent pay rate.

2 Assistants.

I work 10-15 days per month on average.

Informal dress code.

I'm surround by a lot of creative people.

Catered lunches during work hours either client expensed or tax deductible

CarrieMpls said:

I.
LOVE.
TARGET.

I wish they would go international like Walmart. But the Walmarts overseas are so sub-par... ...

I Work In A CHOCOLATE SHOP I get a discount....what more can I say

chillichocaholic said:

jaffa cakes

Car/car allowance, extended holidays, flexi time, lots of social outings, and lap top and phone thrown in, among other things.

This is a compilation of all my jobs, at some point in life:

- knowing tomorrow's news the night before.
- free cds and tapes and books
- getting Christmas cards from the governor
- organizing conventions
- meeting political figures and celebrities (I've turned Al Sharpton's face pale with shock, and I've heard Jesse Jackson curse like a sailor, for instance).
- you learn an awful lot about an awful lot, and people think you're smart as a result.


That's all that comes to mind.

Discounts at many businesses, i.e., gyms, telephone companies
Free bus/train pass
Free health insurance, aside from my deductible. 90% of medical costs are covered for preventive care.
Great union membership
Excellent benefits and wages for the field
Have both a 401K and Pension plan
Most important: going home at the end of the day knowing I made a difference, not being part of a spiritually "empty" profession
[Edited 11/17/07 20:40pm]

I can get into pretty much any museum in the US for free and I get the members discount at the museums gift shops. I've had that benefit for the past 8 years. I think it's awesome b/c I do go to a lot of museums. MoMA is $20/person and one time I got about 6 people in for free.


That's about it. My health benefits suck. Yes, I know I should be grateful that at least I have insurance, but I work for the fucking federal government and their benefits for "trust" (not technically federal) employees (like me) blow.

The only other remotely good thing is that those fuckers now have to contribute 12% of my deplorably low annual salary to my retirement account (but only because I've worked there for 2+ years). Even though 12% of a shitty salary is still low, its better than nothing, which is how much I can afford on aforementioned deplorably low salary.