Low Cost Perks

As promised, here are some excerpts from an article on Low Cost Perks that can highly motivate employees.

"Companies can have unique ways of making their employees feel special and fostering team building and bonding; and all this while it hardly costs them anything!

Employee perks today, are not just related to monetary benefits, but go all the way to making your employees feel special and showing that you do care for them! Studies reveal that more than 75% of employees working in mediocre paying paying jobs find happiness in perks that need not necessarily be in the form of money. Here is a list of some great low-cost ways to reward performers with perks.

Work-from-home days : Give them a break from office, but not from work! Try allowing your employees to work from home. Ease out job burnouts.

Discounts : Employees love it if they can indulge their family in some great shopping experience. There is nothing like making your employee's family happy!

Occasions : The annual closing, new year and other festivals can become an excuse for some fun and frolic, and bonding as well.

Movie Mania : A movie-day once a month will do more good than harm. Double the benefit by screening inspiring movies that could leave the employees entertained and also boost their spirits.
Free Seminars, Paid Training ... the list can go on and on."

Sounds nice. But, when I realise that the underlying motive all these is to get employees perform better, it leaves a sour taste in my mind. Would be happy if we genuinely just want the employees feel better and stay happy. Period. No talk about efficiency and better output and all that.

I wonder what sort of non-monetary perks I am getting right now. And, what sort of things will keep me motivated? In my younger days, I might have said, 'to be posted in an all-girls department'. 'Having very good colleagues' is a good reason in Gudalur. Mostly all of us are hard working and genuine, I think. Having a good sense of humour is the bonus!