Message #21810

[radaro]

I work for a hightech company in Canada.  We get an annual sport subsidy.  We can use this towards a gym membership, sporting equipment (not clothes or running shoes) or any type of exercise class (including aquafit, yoga, you name it).  Receipts required!

Also, we have health benefits that cover massage, chiropracters, Chinese herbal medicine and a few other "alternative" practices.  I'm not sure exactly what this covers since I have never really used this benefit.

We do not have an in-house gym or daycare for that matter, but our offices are located near two community centres so many people run out at lunch hour for their work-out.

If you are in an organization that is competing heavily for skilled workers (i.e. hightech) your company will offer great benefits.  While I was interviewing 2 years ago with other high tech companies, some of the other benefits I saw were: on site beach volleyball court, subsidized cafeterias, movie nights, and free parking.