Posted on April
15,
2014 by Abby. Tagged:
Status quo benefits are a thing of the past – at least if you at working at the right company. Businesses in Denver are putting some serious muscle into recruiting, and keeping the best and the brightest, and as a result, they are coming up with some extremely stellar benefits in the process.
Here are 7 of our favorites.
1. Free Ski Pass
The most frequently asked question in Colorado come fall?
“Did you get a pass?”
But, employees at Vail Resorts don’t need to ask their colleagues because they already know the answer – yes. All Vail Resorts employees get a ski pass for free. It is one of the many perks of being a part of the Vail Resorts team.
Employees at The Public Works don’t need to ask either as the company provides four transferrable season passes to Loveland.
Factory Design Labs provides a ski pass purchase bonus in addition to company ski trips.
2. Mandatory/ Annual Vacation
We have heard of mandatory meetings, but mandatory vacations? This is a whole new level of amazing employee benefits; and it does not stop there.
Full Contact (all contacts in one place and automatically updated) not only demands you take a vacation, but they give you 7500 bucks to enjoy it. And, those 7500 bucks are not a part of staff salaries, but are simply added incentive to go have the vacation of your dreams – every single year.
With SendGrid you are guaranteed an annual trip to Mexico – as the company takes everyone there each year.
And as much as Icelantic loves the snow and the mountains, they make sure their employees get a bit of the other side of the spectrum as well. This is why they take the entire company to the West Indies every year.
3. Unlimited Vacation
Goodbye two week, three week or even the highly coveted, and very rare, month-long vacations. Scores of Denver companies have embraced a PTO-freedom policy that supports hard work, hard play and unlimited vacay.
BWBacon (Denver technical recruiting agency of choice) gives their employees as much vacation as they want. (But, of course, it’s not at the cost of strong contributions and work ethic.)
4. A Giant Kids Play Area
ZenPlanner (complete software business management for the fitness industry) takes play so seriously they include employee families in the fun too. Never wanting anyone to be bored while they are in the ZenPlanner space, they had a huge kids’ play area built. It contains every game and gadget the kiddos would ever want. Rumor has it this kid paradise is such a good time, the junior ZenPlanners beg to go to work with mom and dad – and then refuse to leave.
5. Free Work Outs
Want free yoga classes, massage services, free access to the fitness center, office bikes for errands and $300 every year for race entry fees? You should definitely check out Ready Talk.
Or how about $500 per year to enjoy your fitness activity of choice and rewards for setting and meeting goals for better health? Sound good? Sound really good? Check out Boa Technology.
6. Five Mandatory Powder Days
No longer is it necessary to wake up at 3 am to catch Saturday morning first tracks - employees at Active Junky (rewards for outdoor gear) are encouraged (read: required) to enjoy five snowy Tuesdays, Thursdays or Mondays in the powder – each season.
7. Nap Room
It is 2:00 pm and that lunch you had is making you sleepy. You want a nap, but taking it at your desk would certainly lead to you and closed door meetings with HR - but not at Spiremedia. At Spire, naps are not only permitted, but provided for with their cozy, quiet nap room.
Want a job that rocks? We can help. Contact BWBacon, Denver’s technical recruiter of choice to see how we can help!