Employee Benefits

Tell me how this is legal, my company wants to change our vacation policy to a "PTO" policy. They say we won't see a reduction in our time off and this is just a change in name only. But… more

Greetings everyone. We are currently looking to hire a couple of workers from home as a data entry clerk / Personal Assistant employee, You’d be able to attend to your kids (or pets), avoid having to … more

Has anyone ever used “RethinkCare”?
My company offers 12 free sessions per year through them, as well as access to their learning portal.

Looks like all their clinicians are board certified, though they are careful… more

How do you measure the value a benefit provides to the organization?

We get access to LinkedIn Learnig through our company. I’ve found some good courses but we don’t have a lot of formal development programs leveraging the content yet.

If you use LinkedIn Learning, what… more

What day is everyone getting off for the Easter holiday? Friday or Monday? We get Good Friday off each year, but I think I’d rather have the Monday off

If your employer was about to make cuts to the healthcare benefits they offered you, how would you want to be told? The cost cutting healthcare plan my company is going to roll out is not going to be … more

Does anyone know what the parental benefits are at Baker Tilly?

Curious on the bowl member demographics…how many people here work in HR as their day job vs. are just engaging in this bowl because they are passionate about employee benefits.

I work in IT but lead th… more

Are you involved in any professional societies? If so what is your motivation? Are you getting the value you expected?

We were told that our company will not be offering health or life insurance starting in the 3rd quarter of this year. Turns out, healthcare isn't something an employer has to provide if the compan… more

Should I be adjusting or pausing my individual 401 (k) contributions? What's everyone else doing with their 401 (k) and retirement investments? I'm half tempted to take what's left of mine… more

I have a toddler and he is very curious. I Feel like we ‘explore’ less as we get older. How much do you feel you ‘explore’ in you career? Do you think that’s good or bad?

I’ve been hearing the word ‘burnout’ these days from coworkers and industry friends. How do you define ‘burnout’ vs ‘overworked’? I had a boss who once said you can bounce back from being overworked … more

How much paid paternity leave does everyone’s company offer? My workplace only offers five days of paid leave. We can take more time off but we either have to use our vacation time or not get paid for… more

Have you ever thought of your employees like athletes and your wellness programs like training & recovery equipment? Just heard the author of Endurance talk and it was very interesting.

Anyone know if there is a way to avoid short term capital gains tax if I sell company stock shares the same day I get in my ESPP? Or some other way?

I have been working at the same job for 4 years going on 5 manager for one assistant manager for 1 every time I try to leave they are like please don't leave everything runs smoother when you are … more

Anyone here work in a tech company? If so do have any cool perks either in office or remote?

I’ve been to Google, Facebook, Salesforce and AirBNB’s HQs and was quite impressed

We are using OKRs for getting g goals for our teams, but this is not part of our performance management goal setting. Any tips on how to approach this to keep my reporting simple?

Any other companies … more

We have a pretty amazing bar set up in each our major offices. We even have a rooftop bar at our HQ and in our downtown Chicago office. The physical office isn’t a benefit specifically, but how much does your off… more

I’m finally approaching the time I’ll be eligible to purchase stock options in my company. But now I’m worried about it since the stock market is crashing. Should I buy these options when they become … more

Does anyone know someone with united flights benefits or someone that wants to sell a spot on their domestic partner pass ?!

What’s the difference between vacation time and PTO? I’ve always had vacation time at the past companies I’ve worked for but this new one only offers PTO and my friends tell me PTO is a rip off. I don… more

We’re all friends here right? I’m renaming this bowl “Friends with Employee Benefits”

Anyone ever use an educational reimbursement from an employer for a coding bootcamp like General Assembly?

We get LinkedIn Learning access as part of learning and development. Anyone got any good recommendations on courses?

I currently have two weeks of vacation time every year and my company awards us an additional week of vacation time for every three years we’re with the company. Now they are thinking about switching … more

What’s one thing about benefits you know now you wish you knew when you started?

I wish I out more into my Roth earlier in my career.

Happy first quarter of 2025! How are your company benefits performing for you this year?

I’ve already used the majority of my company gym membership reimbursement ($400) and starting using Headspace!

My company doesn’t contribute to our 401ks but forces us to have one. I’ve been arguing with payroll saying I don’t want anything taken from my paycheck. But they tell me it’s company policy. Is this … more

My employer has announced they are pausing their Social Security contributions due to too much uncertainty around the program. Does this technically count as a reduction in benefits? Shouldn't we … more

Has any one know of work from home please

I’ve been working for the same company for the past 3 years and still only get five days of PTO a year. How do I go about negotiating more PTO ?

How can job seekers vet potential employers based on which health insurance carriers they use/offer as part of benefits package? Thank you.