Employee Benefits

How do Americans survive on so little pto compared to Europe?
I currently work in London and get 25 days off and it seems so little. Can’t imagine having 10!!
How do people cope?

Uh is this bowl for US or UK?

What will you do to prepare for open enrollment season?

Hi, I am in a startup's HR dept in the U.S. and we will have our first insurance enrollment period. Looking for some good practices for open … more

How much PTO do you have left and what do you plan to do with it? Anyone else a rollover type of a person?

I have an offer where the company pays my individual premiums at 75% and no dependant coverage although I can add my family and pay myself. I have a wife and 2 kids. Does anyone have a similar situati… more

What do you guys have in terms of mental health leave? For example is it under your PTO or is there a stipulation that if you have an event, such as in-patient care, that you'd be given x number o… more

We have the worst health insurance ever and my daughter is now facing a significant health issue. I know some coworkers have had similar troubles. Is there a way to petition for better benefits, do a … more

How to negotiate more PTO days? I only get 10

Spectrolab, Sylmar CA employee benefits same as Boeing? Spectrolab is subsidiary of Boeing.

What's the weirdest benefit you've ever come across?

Any SLC, UT ADP employees that can share health insurance options & costs?

Shouldn't people who don't have a baby also have a version of maternity/paternity leave to spend on any family needs? Perhaps aging parents? Half serious here.

Open enrollment for many employer plans is coming up. Traditional group employer plans are usually great for the employee because the employer is legally required to contribute to the employee's premium. Howeve… more

Anyone at BNY Mellon can share benefits, I.E. vacation days, Rey’s and etc?

What are your opinions on using the entirety of your sick bank? My org offers 12 days per year but it sounds like we aren't thrilled when people use their whole sick bank (unless related to a leav… more

Who here has limited PTO and what's your strategy for using it?

Weak benefits disproportionately affect women. Yes or no?

Does anyone have a job that you do in order to get healthcare benefits and your main focus is something else?

What are good 5 and 10 year anniversary gift ideas? I’m not in a position to approve bonuses/raises/PTO, this is just from our direct team of ~20 associates. I plan to personalize it with each employe… more

What would you do with allotted money towards "employee wellbeing"? Upgrade to a fancy standing desk etc? We are getting $1500 per year at the exec level.

Let's talk about forced retirement - is there any way to know ahead of time that a company protects against this?

Anyone ever negotiate benefits? Is that possible/a thing??

Religious holidays - I know people have various ways of doing this but interested to see general consensus on preferences from the employee side of things.

What would you consider to be a satisfactory (or excellent) benefits package? Want to set our team up right.

How much is it worth trading salary in hand for RSUs?

Employees, how frequently do you actually go to HR to complain about benefits? I've had 3 people this year, and this feels unusual to me. Wondering if we have a serious issue at the company. Healt… more

Does everyone here put in to take advantage of the match on their 401k? Why/why not?

I was promised that we had an HSA option by the recruiter when I was hired and then have recently gotten into a pretty nasty fight with the HR manager about how that was never something that was offer… more

Hi everyone, are you satisfied with the benefits you're getting now? I feel like it's an endless "not enough" cycle, but I also wonder if everyone is as picky as me.

Do you trust the life insurance option that your company sets you up with?

Question re PTO. At this employer, they offer 25 days Earned Time Off (ETO). I thought that was great. Then HR explained that Holidays are not paid but employees are expected to use what they call ETO… more

Hi everyone, how do you find out about severance packages during the interview process? I cannot afford to get screwed over if it doesn't work out.

What does everyone here get as a bonus every year?

Doing some unofficial market research here. What is your company’s/firm’s PAID time off for the following: maternity leave, paternity leave, bereavement leave.

What jobs/fields have the best benefits and what do they include?

My wife and I both work for the same company. Since she started worked there, she remained on my benefits and she did not enroll in anything herself. Are there any advantages to her coming off of my c… more

If I used all my FSA funds prior to the end of the year, my employer is still going to deduct the amount it has been doing from my paycheck, right? Or is that money I’ll get back in my paycheck for the rest… more