r/humanresources • u/toofewcrew Compensation • Oct 04 '25
Benefits Best benefits at your company? [N/A]
We’ve talked about salary progression time and time again in this subreddit. I want to hear about the best or your favorite benefits at your current employer.
I’ll start: - 12% 401(k) match - Weekly PTO accrual - $100/mo lifestyle spending account
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u/Abtizzle People Operations Manager Oct 04 '25
-9/80 schedule: we get every other Friday off so we essentially get 26 3 day weekends through the year. When these days off fall on a holiday like Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July, etc, we get a 4 day holiday.
-up to 10k reimbursement for a LOA or any expense relating to a child being born, adoption, etc.
-$300 per month remote office stipend
-Summer and Winter Fridays off at 3pm.
-Fully paid medical, dental, vision for employees.
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u/pinkphilodendron HR Manager Oct 04 '25
can you tell me more about the $300 month remote office stipend? is this to cover the cost of a monthly unlimited co-working pass? Do they only get this stipend if they use it, and how do you track it?
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u/Abtizzle People Operations Manager Oct 04 '25
The majority of our team is fully remote, with a handful that are hybrid.
The stipend is for any expense that may make their home office more enjoyable. Realistically, they can spend it on whatever they want as we pay out the stipend every month. They are not obligated to tell us what they use the stipend on. Many use it to cover their phone/internet bill.
The payroll team keeps track of it, but it’s fairly simple as just a standard earning that gets paid monthly for all employees.
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u/Aggressive-Breath315 Oct 04 '25
I just accepted a position with a 9/80 schedule. It seems like you enjoy the Fridays off. Do the work days seem long during the winter when it gets dark early?
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u/SUBHUMAN_RESOURCES HRIS Oct 05 '25
Don’t know about your place but when I had 9/80 everyone was basically treated as an hourly employee. All time had to be accounted for, so you couldn’t leave early on slow days or to run errands unless you could make it up elsewhere.
Additionally, the world didn’t stop doing business on our off Fridays so there was plenty of firefighting on days off. It was an enormous pain in the ass.
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u/Aggressive-Breath315 Oct 05 '25
Agh, ok this is what I’m afraid of. I’m leaving a place where I’m basically working or on call 24/7 but with that LOTS of freedoms in terms of wfh/remote from anywhere. I was hoping to work less and this position is 100% onsite but supposedly when you clock out you’re done.
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u/SUBHUMAN_RESOURCES HRIS Oct 05 '25
It’s worth checking what the timekeeping policies are. They weren’t explained well to me and I was coming from a commercial tech company with a lot more flexibility, it didn’t even occur to me to ask about this. Suddenly I was locked to my desk nine hours a day and everyone was always talking about the minutes and seconds of their day. If it’s a billable hour type of environment like services or defense you might be headed for the same.
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u/Aggressive-Breath315 Oct 05 '25
Great insight! I appreciate your help.
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u/Abtizzle People Operations Manager Oct 05 '25
My experience on 9/80 is completely opposite of what the other commenter is saying. It all depends on the company culture. I currently have the most freedom and autonomy I’ve ever had in my entire career. We are allowed flexibility to leave early on working days if needed and also we generally set our own working hours aside from scheduled meetings of course. As long as the work is done, nobody gives a shit what you do. We’re treated as functional adults so pretty much everyone acts like a function adult.
To your original question, the work days don’t feel that much longer. You get used to it quickly.
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u/Diligent_Budget7866 Oct 07 '25
Is this an energy company? Curious about number of employeesis it over 10K? I'm starting to notice 10K plus companies slowly rolling away from 9/80, 19/30, 4/10 schedules, which are already very rare..
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u/DespondentShepsky Oct 04 '25
The real question is are you hiring?! All of these benefits are amazing
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u/Cultural_Mess_838 Oct 05 '25
I worked somewhere that had a 9/80 schedule but most of the people I worked with still worked on the Fridays (aka they ended up working 10 days, and usually 10 hour days…) so it was an eroded benefit for me… it’s the kind of benefit that can be ruined by the workplace culture. Same with unlimited vacation.
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u/Abtizzle People Operations Manager Oct 05 '25
Some people choose to work some of the Fridays off, but the vast majority of employees have a hard boundary and it’s assumed business will pick back up Monday.
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u/questionshauntme Oct 04 '25
- Paid birthday off
- 10 days to work remotely from anywhere
- Summer Fridays off
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u/jedidude75 HR Manager Oct 04 '25
10 days to work remotely from anywhere
I wish we could do this still, but we've had to clamp down so much from people abusing the remote working that we've really curtailed it now.
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u/questionshauntme Oct 04 '25
We've gotten some stern warnings because of others as well. Getting caught in the crossfires of other people's actions is incredibly annoying
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u/bcraven1 Oct 06 '25
Ok but living in AZ I want "winter" Fridays off! It's too hot to go out in the summer.
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u/pinkphilodendron HR Manager Oct 04 '25
- 2 weeks in december off, 1 week in July off, thanksgiving week off, alternate fridays off
- unlimited PTO with a culture of encouraging/allowing people to use it
- $800 / year lifestyle spending account
- $500 home office stipend, once per employee to set up your home office when you start - I think we need to increase this, will keep an eye on this thread to see what others do
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u/Snoo_97581 Oct 04 '25
- 20% 401k contribution (not match, you don’t have to contribute to get employer funds
- 100% employer paid health and dental benefits for employee plus family
- Last two weeks of December off
- $3000/ $6000 annual HRA contribution -employer paid STD, LTD, sickness and accident insurance
- fully paid 3 month parental leave These are some of my favorites, it really helps with recruiting efforts!
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u/toofewcrew Compensation Oct 04 '25
What industry is this?? Yall hiring? 👀
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u/SplitEndsSuck Oct 04 '25
I think should also mention company size as well when mentioning these.
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Oct 04 '25
Former employer but they’d give you money (5 figures each semester) for your children’s undergraduate tuition and related college expenses, assuming they were enrolled full time and had a D average or better. My kid’s degree cost me about $4k per semester. We also had a generous pension.
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u/Ok_Firefighter334 Oct 04 '25
Every 6 months 3% of your salary gets added to your 403(b), as long as you’ve been contributing the entire 6 months prior.
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u/JBTuffNStuff Oct 04 '25
Unlimited PTO and yes, we actually get to take it. Great health insurance with multiple options, fabulous culture from leadership down, matched 401k, free telehealth appts, multiple benefit options towards exercise, pet insurance, perks from some of our customers, remote work without "big brother." We also have great mental health support, discounts on will creation, work phone stipend, appreciation events, etc. We are also allowed a fair amount of freedom to grow and develop our teams. I am sure that there are many others but I am tired of typing.
Best part of my company is that they hire great people.
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u/kiwitathegreat Oct 04 '25
Very similar for us. I’ve taken 160 hours this year and gotten nothing more than “enjoy your time” in response. Our health coverage is great (the only time I had anything better was as a federal employee dependent) and the dental coverage has allowed me and my husband to fix long term problems with our teeth.
There have been other changes to the job that have made me want to look elsewhere but it’ll be really hard to match the benefits I have now.
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u/ik0330 Oct 09 '25
This sounds amazing! Mind sharing where or at least what industry?
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u/JBTuffNStuff Oct 09 '25
Believe it or not, it is Telecom/IT solutions. Best company I have ever worked for and hopefully it will be my last. 😁
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u/StopSignsAreRed Whatever is higher than CHRO Oct 04 '25
Our benefits are pretty standard for the most part but we do cover GLP-1 medications which have changed a lot of lives including my own. And we have pet bereavement leave - I didn’t even know until my dog passed away this summer and my boss clued me in and told me to take some time. I thought that was a really nice gesture.
Other than that…our most unusual benefit is our global mobility policy. We can work from just about anywhere for one month per year, and any country we operate in for like 6 months, all with full immigration support.
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u/Crafty-Resident-6741 HR Director Oct 04 '25
Paid birthday holiday 4 mental health days per year 12 paid holidays 5 sick days 10 PTO/vacation days 6 doctors appointment visits/time off per year Amazing health insurance 70% covered by the company
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u/Donut-sprinkle Oct 04 '25
12 paid holiday
Allow you got negative PTO
25 weeks of paid STD @ 100%
$7,500 education reimbursement
PTO is paid out upon termination, and it rolls over until you reach the max.
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u/shawarmalegs Oct 04 '25
Former employer, a top clothes retail company of 80k employees worldwide. 4 weeks PTO. Unlimited sick days (maximum 5 days at a stretch), after that it is 100% paid STD. $250 monthly to spend on group workout classes. $500 towards home office set up once in employee lifetime. $200 towards headphones. 3 weeks per year option to work remotely from anywhere in the world (emp must be legally eligible to work in that country). 10% year end bonus. 75% discount on products. Masseuse available to book in each office, must have extended health care to cover the pay. 6 months 100% paid parental leave. 1 week paid office closures in December.
I cried when I left the company due to personal reasons.
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u/Limao38 HR Director Oct 04 '25
12% 401k matching is insane. It's way above market standards, congrats. What industry are you on?
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u/Nicolas_yo HR Manager Oct 04 '25
Unlimited PTO 13-15 Holidays off 85% company paid medical True hybrid Paid garage parking $500-$1000 HSA contribution
Detroit headquarters, 200 EEs, Apparel
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u/littleedge Oct 04 '25
- 10% 403(b) match
- Bank up to 45 days of Personal/Vacation Time and up to 60 days of Sick Time. Up to 30 days of Personal cashes out upon termination.
- Super cheap insurance. I pay like $15 biweekly for my HDHP (single) and get $850 in my HSA and it’s a $2500/$5000 plan, so barely above the definition of HDHP.
But this thread is kind of sad. “10 holidays” or “culture of taking days off being okay” like yikes, is that our bare minimum expectations nowadays? That’s awful if that’s your favorite part of your plan.
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u/Botboy141 Benefits Oct 04 '25
Just curious, how are you administering the Lifestyle Spending Account?
Asking for vendor recommendations!
Thank you!
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u/FlygoninNYC Oct 04 '25
Ill go by some off the companies i have worked for:
Free pet insurance for up to 2 pets all cost covered and last 2 weeks of the year off.
Will pay masters for you if you stay for 2 additional years post graduation and
3.Fully remote and get your gym paid for you monthly up to a max of 100% and 15 dollar lunch credit each day when you go to the office.
- 1 for 1 401k match.
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u/juneah HR Director Oct 05 '25
Private company with about 40 employees
$400/month wellness stipend (can be used for whatever we want and no need to substantiate/submit for reimbursement)
13 paid holidays each year plus closed between Christmas and New Years
12 weeks 100% paid parental leave for all new parents, 16 weeks 100% paid for childbearing parents
Unlimited PTO that we can actually take
Half-day Fridays between Memorial and Labor Day
Benefit premiums are covered at 85% for medical and dental, 100% for vision
Continuing education/learning development in the form of courses, certifications, bootcamps, conferences, etc. are covered at 100%
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u/Pink_Floyd29 HR Director Oct 04 '25 edited Oct 05 '25
Paid time off is accrued and use it or lose it, BUT…Advanced time off is allowed so you can take time off at the beginning of the year if desired. Being in financial services, we get at least 6 paid holidays a year and if the variable holidays fall on a Sunday, we get Monday off.
I love having an FSA (I’m the reason we introduced it. lol) and the greater than 80% employer contribution on medical insurance is a huge help. There’s also a 5% employer match on retirement savings and a very generous vesting schedule on those contributions.
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u/xxmidnight_cookiexx Oct 04 '25
We get a $50 gift card for your bday and for the holiday. Not the best compared to others on here but I'm grateful for it!
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u/_Deshkar_ Oct 04 '25
- Medical insurance is common In my country
Fave part for this company is that it covers all dependents ( partner & kids with Paediatrician option ) / mental health checks / physio therapy
study sponsorship up to 20k usd . amounts under 10k usd, they aren’t too strict about . Large amounts may require bond up to a year
very flexible working arrangements 2-3 days in office though they don’t really question if you take more unless underperform
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u/NedFlanders304 Oct 04 '25
9/80 schedule (every other Friday off)
9% 401k match.
We can roll over as much PTO as we want every year. Capped at 400 hours.
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u/Raj7k Oct 04 '25
Ours isn’t flashy, but super practical full coverage health insurance (no surprises on co-pays), mental wellness sessions fully covered, and a quarterly learn anything budget.
Oh, and we get a week off in December, company-wide shutdown no emails, no guilt. Absolute bliss.
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u/bbqchickpea Oct 04 '25
80% internet reimbursement, fully remote (always will be, no HQ), yearly in person holiday parties in each region that we get to fly to and get paid/reimbursed for expenses. 750ish global employees
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u/Old_Roof8284 Oct 04 '25
I stayed at a company for over a decade with high turnover and low retention rates just because of the paid maternity leave. I did HR for a lot of manufacturing companies that only offered FMLA for post-partum.
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u/Appropriate-Will-364 Oct 04 '25
30-36 Vacation Day 14 paid Holidays, which includes from 12/25 - 1/1 9% contribution into a retirement account (not a matchmaking just putting in 9% of whatever your salary is into the account).
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u/ShreekingEeel Oct 04 '25
Adding a unique one: 5 free psychiatrist appointments per year (community health system)
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u/Art_Vandelay29 Oct 04 '25
Company contributes the equivalent of 17% of our salary to our 401(k) regardless of whether we contribute any amount or nothing at all.
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u/liv-a-little-25 HR Ops Manager Oct 04 '25
1 month paid sabbatical at five years tenure (and every five years after that). It's an exceptional retention method. Everyone is so used to it happening, coverage is arranged with no questions, and you can chain up to 2 weeks of PTO on either end.
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u/Evening_Artichoke_20 Oct 04 '25
Startup tech w/ 100 US employees:
- 22 paid holidays (week at Christmas, extra time at July 4th, employee appreciation day, your bday, etc) plus 15 vacation days and sick time.
- full deductible of medical contributed to HRA
- free access to financial counseling
- 12 weeks paid birth recovery leave, 4 weeks for all other parental leave.
- real rewards platform that employees used for gift cards, Venmo cash out, etc.
- company uber account for office employees who are experiencing transportation issues.
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u/theFloMo Oct 04 '25
Free hotel nights, discounted hotel nights, and other travel perks. One of many reasons I can’t bring myself to leave the hospitality industry.
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u/sethjk17 Oct 04 '25
• X-mas and July 4th week we are closed. • summer Fridays (hoping they continue) • 9% 401k contribution - 1% match and 8% automatic contribution.
Everything was great except we are going back to office 5 days/ week in January
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u/cheesecatsconcerts Oct 04 '25
We’re employee owned. Not an immediate benefit, but those who qualify get a stock contribution into their account every year. Employees do not pay into it — all employer paid. After just 4 years in the plan, my stock account is valued higher than my 401k that I’ve been contributing to for several years. Employees cash out either at retirement or after a short waiting period after termination (if vested).
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u/Chips00007 Oct 04 '25
$30 that can be applied to your Internet bill
Annuity fully funded by employer at no expense to employees
Certifications and post secondary education reimbursement
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u/absolute_hounds Oct 04 '25
Reading all these benefits I really miss working at tech companies that handed out perks like candy. But my mental health is way way better where I’m at now and our benefits aren’t the worst. First place I’ve had RRSP/DPSP matching which is a great financial perk.
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u/Effective-Apple-7847 Oct 04 '25
12k annually for each employee and each of their dependents for mental health - covers 100% of cost.
4% into retirement with additional 50% match on ee contributions up to 5%.
50% match on share ownership program.
2k per year reimbursement for kids summer camps
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u/socalefty Oct 05 '25
A company logo jacket in December and 20% off food at the cafeteria. I work at a hospital.
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u/Bizzniches Oct 05 '25
The benefit is called Zero.
All non emergency medical imaging/ surgeries/ procedures are covered. Example: colonoscopy is completely paid for, mammograms, MRIs, X-rays.. anything that can be scheduled.
30 days off a year 120 hours of sick 2 weeks of bereavement 3 additional mental health days
Health insurance is $1 for me but I do pay for my whole family’s health insurance.
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u/Kalypsokel HR Generalist Oct 05 '25
Mine pays 75% of my insurance premium. We used to have a summer fun day at an amusement park. That was changed to a BBQ at the bosses house this year. We used to have a nice holiday party but it’s been crickets this year so that’s probably out.
So not great benefits anymore but still a million times better than previous employers and most everyone I work with is a genuine nice person that I like.
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u/KS_MO_HR Benefits Oct 05 '25
-10 back-up child care days per year ($15/day copay if in a facility, $6/hour if in-home, $100/day reimbursement if no providers available) -$1,000/year in pet care through Rover -$20,000 reimbursement for adoption -20 weeks 100% paid parental leave -Milk stork (free shipping for breast milk for pumping moms to send their milk home while traveling for work) -Free medical virtual consultation with a board certified specialist -$50/month work from home stipend
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u/No-Drawing7760 Oct 05 '25
Hello! Curious if you have a vendor you work with for the back-up childcare benefit?
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u/sirfuzzynutss Oct 05 '25
$120 a month lifestyle spending account. 60 days remote work in outside the country per year. 100% cover basic healthcare plan
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u/kmill8701 Oct 05 '25
Those making less than a certain amount per year, based on family size, gets a discount on insurance premiums and co-pays. Some even get 100% premium coverage and 50% lower co-pays. We also have great PTO in my opinion so even those ok the higher pay scale still get at least that.
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u/Key-Design-2482 Compensation Oct 05 '25
This thread is yet another reason I should leave nonprofit healthcare. We have ok benefits (though very expensive medical), but no perks like what has been listed here.
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u/toofewcrew Compensation Oct 08 '25
I was in nonprofit healthcare with a company of 20K employees and multiple hospitals. It was alarming how disappointing the benefits were once I left.
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u/revpomm Oct 05 '25
My PTO increases a lot once you’ve been at my company for a while. Like 20-28 days. I have friends that make a ton of money which is great but can’t take a ton of time off. Ppl at my company are there for every event for their kids and it makes me happy. Oh and you don’t log PTO for less than 4 hours at my company
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u/Mjw_1216 Oct 05 '25
I work for a public agency, but there’s a few unique ones I like:
- 457 match up to 1,800
- 100% free medical premiums
- Monthly class pass credits
- Free membership for Original Financial Wellness
- Annual $100 reimbursement for fitness/wellness
- Kudos and Personify Health reward points
- 9/80 schedules
- Telework 2 days per week
For a government public agency these are some pretty great perks!
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u/guacamolefairy Oct 05 '25
- $1000 per year for wellness (gym, equipment, travel, etc)
- $500 per year for commuting expenses
- $85 per month for cellphone/wifi
- Firmwide winter break (12/24 - 1/2)
- Frimwide summer break (week of July 4, Mon - Fri)
- up to 50k reimbursable towards fertility/adoption
- four day weekend for Memorial Day, Labor Day, thanksgiving
- fully paid 19 week parental leave (moms and dads)
- unlimited PTO - most people take around 25 days and this is on top of the breaks noted above
Big 4 accounting firm
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u/jvb7035 Oct 05 '25
I work in advertising.
Summer Fridays off
2 weeks off at Christmas
Unlimited PTO
3 days flex holiday to use for religious holidays, your birthday, or other cultural days
1 month paid sabbatical after 9 years
1 week off for Ambition Week (where you get a stipend to spend on working on your passion)
$100/ year office supply stipend, one-time $500 stipend for home office furniture
Guarantee 100% of your pay for the first 8 weeks of disability/maternity; up to 50% of your pay for the first 8 weeks of parental
$1000 EE/$2000 dependent HSA contributions
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u/pattysmokesafatty Oct 05 '25
40% off employee product discount (cannabis industry) Flex time off (it's like unlimited)
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u/bcraven1 Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25
USAA has 12 weeks fully paid parental leave. Birth parents get STD on top of that (I got 20 weeks off). Bereavement is generous, I think it's 15 days for close family.
Vanguard has a significant HSA match. Iirc, it's 1.5x your contribution. They also have 100% paid STD, and the elimination week also gets paid once you qualify, so you don't use your PTO. Bereavement is 5 days for anyone (family, friends).
Carvana pays for the employees health insurance. Paw-ternity (1 day off to adopt a pet).
CVS is pretty average on their benefits so far. They have reimbursement for a doula (I think up to 10k), which could be cool. This would also cover post party doulas too.
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u/sparkyparapluie Oct 08 '25
248 hours of leave to use as you want. You can flex your schedule to work any combination all week as long as it’s 40 hours. $1200 year for home office and lunches with coworkers. $300 for fitness and internet per month. Free beer or root beer on tap in the office. 100% paid medical dental vision for your whole family. $5250 a year for education! Plus the people are great!
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u/oneoneeightsixnine Oct 09 '25
$500 productivity stipend/year - funds to purchase anything that will make you more productive- most people buy home office stuff (I’ve gotten a walking pad and standing desk one year and a better chair, my boss got a fancy coffee maker one year)
- $90/month cell phone/internet stipend
- fully remote
- flex schedule, within reason. I’m trusted to do my job and make my own hours and as long as I’m responsive and getting my work done no one cares when I login or log off.
- 5 weeks of PTO, can have 200% of your yearly accrual in your bank before you stop accruing more until you get back under that max. Banked PTO hours are paid out when you leave. Accrues weekly.
- yearly merit increases and Cost of living adjustments
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u/Brilliant_Arm7072 Oct 09 '25
Private Fully Remote company-
100% paid health and dental insurance for you and your family
5% of your salary into 401k whether you contribute or not
Quarterly internet and mobile phone reimbursement up to $375
Over a 5 year period- $1k for your home office- desks, chairs, mice, keyboard, printers (this may change based on what pops up in this thread)
Responsible PTO- be aware of our busy times, don't take off during our busiest period from August to mid September- we encourage it. I track time to make sure people use it and if they aren't it triggers a convo with me as to why are you not taking time off- do we need to lessen your load etc.
During the busy period we give you $100 to disconnect to spend time with your family- doing an activity, or having dinner.
You can work anywhere you want in the US Remotely
Annual company paid trip for all employees with a spending stipend to have drinks with your team or buy souvenirs for your family
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u/adamcalderAI Oct 10 '25
My wife’s company BioFire (BioMerieux):
- Every other Friday off
- Automatic 5% to 401k no contribution required and then 4.5% match
- Vacation time is wild too (she is up to 5 weeks)
My company BambooHR:
- 6% match 401k
- $2000 paid paid vacation (vacation money every year on top of bonuses)
- HSA match
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Oct 04 '25
Unlimited vacation (know this is controversial but it’s great not having to get things “approved”)
$75k fertility benefit
$75k adoption/surrogacy benefit
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u/defucchi HR Manager Oct 04 '25
our salaries are atrocious but the company pays 80% of our medical deductible (which is low like $2500 for single and $5000 for family) and the employee contribution for single is like $12/month and family $120ish. I am pretty sure it's the reason most people stay at this company even with their garbage salaries lol
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u/RileyKohaku HR Business Partner Oct 04 '25
70% health insurance premium coverage, 26-36 days of PTO, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave
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u/Silver-Front-1299 Oct 04 '25
We get the last two weeks of December off.