bluesj Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 My job doesn't have many perks other that the best bosses you could wish for, good pay, spending most of the time out in the country side meeting and chatting with farmers. But today I was given a steak as way of a thank you, about an inch and a half thick and must have weighed a pound and a half, the sort of steak you have to roll you're sleeves up for! I have managed to resist having it and will wait till the weekend when I'm not on call so can have it and a couple of beers! What sort of perks if any does you're job have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I sometimes get seduced by my boss ! I work with my wife..😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Meeting and getting to know some very nice and interesting people. Starting and finishing when I want, having a day off when I want. Have gained permissions from doing the work I do. I sometimes run workshops and a bonus is that I often sell work as a result, and have often gained other work from those. It has on many an occasion, worked in reverse, as I have been asked to do work for people I have got to know through beating and shooting. I have been given very expensive wines on completion of work, and all manner of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 My lads are currently in the workshop making their own things tonight. They have a key and I trust them 110% . The only rules is stay together and don’t work alone . They can use anything they like as long as they tell me if we run out. My perks . I’ve met a lot of great people including on here because of my job. I work on my house for nothing. I gained my best deer stalking permission by hanging his door 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Mine is that I can put my shotgun or rifle in the van any morning and shoot a few pigeons, squirrels or rabbits or a deer from the workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I get to survey footpaths at some of Wales most beautiful areas. Cheers Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I am afraid my perks were of a minor nature. I have a Hong Kong Police tie and a glass replica of their Hong Kong HQ. Small gifts, but they meant a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 A night with Elton John and sharing body fluids with Nicole Kidman. Dinner with Tony Benn, John Prescott. Retiring at 51. 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 5 minutes ago, oowee said: A night with Elton John and sharing body fluids with Nicole Kidman. Dinner with Tony Benn, John Prescott. Retiring at 51. 😇 A night with Elton John and dinner with Tony benn and John prescott wouldn't be perks in my book! Swapping any thing with Nicole Kidman I think is most defiantly a perk! 🤪😍 It seems like so far for most of us the best perk of the job is the job we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggy74 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 free building materials and all the sawdust i can eat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsZeppelin Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, bluesj said: A night with Elton John and dinner with Tony benn and John prescott wouldn't be perks in my book! It could be worse, it could be swapping bodily fluids with John Prescott! For my job, - rent free cottage, flexible hours, final salary pension, private healthcare, located in a lovely part of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmicblue Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 Able to escape for a morning most weeks when not in lockdown...is about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted February 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, LeedsZeppelin said: It could be worse, it could be swapping bodily fluids with John Prescott! 🤢 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 The main perks of my job are long hours and low pay 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strimmer_13 Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 I've had to think hard for this one. I can sneek a extra black bag in the wheelie bin at work in the office staff dont see me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted February 24, 2021 Report Share Posted February 24, 2021 As many cabbages as I can eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 5 hours ago, WalkedUp said: The main perks of my job are long hours and low pay 🤣 You must work in Public Service? I’ve a new job spent the last 9 months doing out of hours emergency Social Work. Perk is after working 4pm - 9am the next morning I genuine can go to bed knowing I kept people have a mental health breakdown or children at serious risk safe overnight until everyone is back in the office and things are back to normal. Been a real eye opener the last 9 months, some of the calls you get are mind blowing but thoroughly enjoying the learning and challenge so far. Wish my job gave me more access to deer stalking or other game shootint though 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robden Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Decent enough wage that I could retire in my 50s and still shoot 3-4 times a week (when allowed) 15 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rabbit Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Free house inc. bills Free vehicle inc. bills Free tweeds, waterproofs, dog food, bullets, cartridges, boots and mobile phone. Good private pension and wage. 16 thousand acres to shoot over everyday. Earnt through grafting my **** off as a teenager when all my mates were out on the lash! WR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Retired, so it's all perks... sorry, not sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Free housing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Voluntary redundancy at 60 and 6 months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 Free house/council tax/water Crow, Rabbit, Fox and Rook shooting at work Free to borrow any tractor and kit for use on my shoot Use of workshop And plenty of others, consider myself very lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 25, 2021 Report Share Posted February 25, 2021 The perks of my present job is that I save £££s on gym membership. Why? Because I'm lifting maybe ten tonnes of stuff a shift (from a few grammes to twenty-five kilos plus and walking maybe five miles. But do I complain? No because I'm too bloomin' tired! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted February 26, 2021 Report Share Posted February 26, 2021 A few fencing offcuts to make stuff at home with, other than that nothing... cant even get furlough 😪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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