Re:I Skipped to the Ending
by saltminer on Friday November 10, 2023 @04:14PM
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It doesn't take much to impress people, and I think it just shows how poorly treated most American workers are that Googler benefits make peoples jaws hit the floor.
I work for the government and get almost 6 weeks total paid sick leave and vacation (most of which is bankable) per year, and that is impressive to a lot of people. Then I tell them that I WFH, my team is great, my manager lets us take time off whenever as long as we give a heads up, we don't do on-call, the hours are extremely flexible, my insurance puts most to shame, the promotion structure is well-defined and has meaningful pay-bumps, the job security is second to none, and I have a pension...that tends to make people jealous, even those who are somewhat better paid than I am.
I'm certainly not paid a FAANG salary and I don't get free food (then again, FAANGers WFH aren't getting that free food, either), but I can't say I'm looking to jump ship. Even after my pension vests, there's a lot of reasons to stick around here.
I work for the government and get almost 6 weeks total paid sick leave and vacation (most of which is bankable) per year, and that is impressive to a lot of people. Then I tell them that I WFH, my team is great, my manager lets us take time off whenever as long as we give a heads up, we don't do on-call, the hours are extremely flexible, my insurance puts most to shame, the promotion structure is well-defined and has meaningful pay-bumps, the job security is second to none, and I have a pension...that tends to make people jealous, even those who are somewhat better paid than I am.
I'm certainly not paid a FAANG salary and I don't get free food (then again, FAANGers WFH aren't getting that free food, either), but I can't say I'm looking to jump ship. Even after my pension vests, there's a lot of reasons to stick around here.