| The fact that you keep jumping in and defending yourself after every negative comment makes you look like you are seriously lacking confidence. Nobody is questioning that you believe in what you do and are doing well at it, and enjoying your work. What we are questioning is your methods. Let me put it into perspective (my perspective): If you want to donate $2000 dollars to heifer.org for each employee, just do it. Don't put it in my name. I have my own charities, and would prefer to make my own choice. Don't buy me a bike. I am disabled and that perk just slaps me in the face with it. Don't buy me beer. I do not drink, and find the implication that drinking is required for your culture to be a little creepy. Don't say that I am getting $2000 for R&D. That is pocket change for true R&D, and makes me worry that not only do you not handle budgets well, but that the companies future innovation funding could get messed up in HR negotiations. The bottom line is that most of your perks scare me. Not because there is anything wrong with offering them, but because it shows a severe lack of empathy for the diversity of people in this world. |