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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by cperciva on Saturday May 20, 2017 @06:59PM (#14384822)
Transportation, food, and health/fitness services are benefits to the Apple employee. Childcare is a benefit to all the parents of the child - in most cases, only one of which is an Apple employee.
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by learc83 on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:13PM (#14384874)
Transportation, food etc... benefit the entire family the same way childcare does because most families mix their finances.

For childcare, the benefit to the non-apple parent is financial plus whatever benefit they get from making it more convenient for the apple parent to drop off their kid for daycare.

For transportation, the benefit for a non apple family members is financial plus whatever benefit they get from making it more convenient for the apple employee to get to work.

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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by coldtea on Saturday May 20, 2017 @08:16PM (#14385098)
>Transportation, food etc... benefit the entire family the same way childcare does because most families mix their finances.

They are not meant as services to boost the family finances though -- but to keep them at the company premises more.

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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by learc83 on Saturday May 20, 2017 @10:34PM (#14385426)
How does that affect the OP's comment that I was replying to?

> Childcare is a benefit to all the parents of the child - in most cases, only one of which is an Apple employee.

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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by coldtea on Sunday May 21, 2017 @07:12AM (#14386724)
It adds context to it that the other benefits are not meant for the employees but for the company (and that we don't have much reason to expect one that doesn't benefit the company).
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by learc83 on Monday May 22, 2017 @02:18AM (#14391353)
>the other benefits are not meant for the employees

This is only relevant to my reply if someone you're saying that Childcare doesn't benefit the company in the same way a gym membership does, i.e., keeping the employee around longer. I don't think you're saying this, so I still don't understand the point of your reply.

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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by Apocryphon on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:19PM (#14384889)
Health insurance, provided by employers such as Apple, usually allow for non-employee dependents to be added.
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Re:Apple's lack of daycare wasn't a mistake, it was a message by raarts on Saturday May 20, 2017 @07:11PM (#14384866)
And for that employee it is most likely more important than a shuttle.
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