lol, those bigger companies cant afford that stuff, thats why they pass the buck on to the consumer at every turn hahaha"Benefits" is one thing you ain't getting from me. Just like my grandaddy always said, the benefit I offer is that you basically set your own salary, make a lot of money and pay for your own damn health insurance. Hell nowadays you don't even have to worry about that since Obama is gonna pay for it.
Paid vacation and holiday is about the extent of my benefits package. I can throw in a virtually unlimited supply of Cracker Jack as well. I do find it increasingly difficult to compete for candidates with bigger companies who can afford to pay for health insurance, match 401k and provide "personal days" for when you need to just retreat to your safe space after hearing some harsh words. Although, money now ranks as number 6 on the list of things that motivate employees(I think Forbes recently placed money as #10 motivator). People today are more concerned with security and comfort than they are with opportunity and growth.
i really want to own my own business and what not but seeing how many things i would need to comply with it really is a turn off. i figure for employees it should be as simple as
"these are the terms, when you come in you get paid for this. do you agree? ohh and if you want a raise, make yourself better and ask"