AlecSadler

MMO = Massively Multiplayer Online (game)

You do you. $3500 is hard to argue with. Other person is just jealous.

I hope this is a R&M reference.

What's your price? Mine is probably $750k base. I'm 100% serious.

3x base salary at least. No-thought commute, so maybe provide transportation for me. I currently live what is about 1.5hrs away each way now and there isn't a public transportation option.

Commute time should count towards my "8 hour work day". No distracting desk drive bys. Provided breakfast and lunch or an optional lunch stipend or whatever to cover if I go somewhere near the office.

Not sounding great for the company? It isn't meant to. It would be nearly impossible to get me to go back to the office, as it should be.

I'm not being unreasonable. I am at least twice as productive since working from home and even simple internal reports can prove that. I'm also 2-3x happier and less stressed, nothing can really replace that.

Dude, that's fucked up. What the heck...can you host your own servers like...I dunno, CounterStrike? Or is it dead-dead?

I actually encountered an issue earlier today where my important wasn't working...and it was because another dev had already added a more specific important.

I deleted their important.

I miss Superstore :(

Going to be honest, not sure how pensions work. Current two businesses have 3 employees each. Paid medical, dental, vision (even through 2020-2022 regardless of hours worked). 6% 401k matching regardless of employee contribution, yes, again, didn't realize pensions were high demand and happy to look into it.

While I realize I'm not a big company, we do our best to pay a minimum $52k salary (or commensurate hourly because of local law). Plus health benefits, phone/internet reimbursement, 4x10 optional work week, lenient "unlimited" vacation and sick, etc. etc. - I do realize $52k base isn't the most amazing thing on earth...I take zero money from the business though, it all goes to employees.

All that to say, I am totally open to opportunities to better myself as an employer.

edit:

On the $6500 front, I just don't know. A full family for us right now costs us about $1800/mo, basically everything and then some is covered but deductibles are like $2000 which I have heard is high...so I guess to your point, we could drop the deductible to $500 but then the monthly almost doubles. To me, it makes more sense to keep the ~$1500/mo increase in lieu of a $1500/hr difference and then pay that back to the employee as best I can.

Again...open to suggestions.

As a business owner, at least in my experience it's about 30-50% more per employee's base wage for benefits.

I don't say that negatively. I am not entirely sure how it would hit 2x though, but I suppose it would depend on the industry? My particular industries don't have overhead of trucks, uniforms, badges, etc.

edit: I think people misunderstood what I'm saying. I'm basically saying that I feel like UPS is inflating some side of numbers to argue for a "total compensation" amount but the reality being a lower base amount for the employees. Benefits have value, for sure, but I personally think UPS drivers base pay needs to be higher.

You sound like me. I'm diagnosed autistic (mildly), I'm a software engineer, I'm introverted, I'm definitely liberal leaning, and...I live in Oregon.

For now, I love it here (except Portland proper). So many great restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, and a crap ton of trails and other parks and sights and sounds.

I live semi-rural and half the businesses here have pride flags and BLM signage. I'm non-white, but don't feel unsafe walking around where I am at night. My tech contract jobs are remote and I make more than enough to live comfortably.

It rains a lot here... though less so these days it seems. It's weird how many 100+ degree days we get now, but it's still a lot less than other people I know.

I'm rambling. If you want to know more, just ask.

As a tech worker, I do almost jack shit and make deep into the six figures. Honestly, I'd be fine if UPS drivers made more than me, good on them.

Frankly, in terms of total compensation, pay them more.

I'm sorry you couldn't finish it, but...for whatever reason, this comment is the funniest thing I've seen and hardest I've laughed at anything all day, so thank you for that!