Comments on: Evaluating Job Benefits

By: Carnival of Personal Development Edition #1 | Insight Writer

Carnival of Personal Development Edition #1 | Insight Writer — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:56:24 +0000

[...] presents Evaluating Job Benefits posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, “Before you take a job, consider the [...]

By: LAL

LAL — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:40:16 +0000

Sounds good for you lisa!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:20:26 +0000

Hi! We are a family of 3 , husband, wife & son 18 years old. We are a 1 income family.My husband makes $11.27 per hour & has worked at same company for almost 9 years.He brings home $660 every 2 weeks. We pay $142.70 for medical insurance with $500 deductible every 2 weeks , plus $4.90 every 2 weeks for vision insurance plus $21.00 every 2 weeks for disability & life insurance on each of us. He has 3 weeks paid vacation time every year, but NO SICK DAYS, & can only use 2 of vacation days for when sick. We haven’t went anywhere on vacationsa in years, but I’d like too.He has 6 paid holidays per year.THe company is a stable job, as so many lay off every year. They have laid off 4 people last week though.The company is in good financial shape though as they have never believed in borrowing, whatever the company has , it’s there’s.

By: LivingAlmostLarge

LivingAlmostLarge — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:43:11 +0000

He gets 2 weeks paid leave for both normal and adoption. In CA it was very generous for mom on top of the 12 weeks you also usually get disability and most companies give you the rest of your salary for 100% salary during that time.

Definitely flexibility is important as well. It’s very generous of my DH’s company to provide 15 days vacation/year + 1 day/year of service. On top of that he gets 4 days of floating holidays that do not roll over. So about 20 days a year. Also he gets 5 days unpaid leave if he chooses without repercussions.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:58:01 +0000

People that work for companies that employ 50 people or more have to follow the Family Medical Leave Act, which allows for 12 weeks unpaid for maternity leave or family related issues if you have worked there for more than a year. I am not sure if it covers paternity or not. Most small businesses do not over a paid maternity leave. My company does not. I am allowed 12 weeks off unpaid.

Another benefit that is important to me is flexibility. I have the flexibility to come and go as I please, go to appointments, go home and take care of a sick child, basically I can work whatever hours I want to and I can work from home sometimes…as long as the work gets done. I also work on commission though. However, I still have some benefits. I have a 4% match for my 401K and they pay some medical insurance. I can take as many sick days as I want and can come into the office at 6 am or 10 am. I also get 1 week paid vacation but am allowed to take more than that.

By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet

Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:44:55 +0000

When you say your husband gets two weeks paternity leave do you mean that he gets two weeks paid? I’m pretty sure by law both mothers and fathers get 6 weeks unpaid leave if they have been with the company for at least a year. You also get it if you adopt.

When I had my son I got 8 weeks paid and 6 months unpaid.