7 Real-Life Perks You Wish Your Office Provided

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What benefits does your company provide? You may think you’re one of the lucky ones if your organization offers catered lunches and the occasional office retreat for its employees, but there are companies out there doing so much more. After hearing about these seven office perks that actually exist, you’ll be writing up a proposal for benefits revisions and sending it to your boss ASAP.

1. Private Concierge Services

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You’d never expect that work would help you run your own errands, right? Well, if you work for SC Johnson, you can ask its personal concierge service to help you with any personal arrangement you need. From picking up your laundry to returning library books, you essentially have a personal assistant at your beck and call, free of charge.

2. Complimentary Haircuts

Usually you have to schedule your salon time before or after work — you don’t want to make any waves midday — but companies like Yahoo offer complimentary haircuts in their employment benefits packages. Yahoo specifically has a stylist and a barber on site to take care of your hair needs for free.

3. On-Site Trainer

You may have heard of company gyms or “wellness” stipends, which can fuel your SoulCycle addiction. Some companies take it a step further though with on-site physical trainers that are ready to whip you into shape at no extra cost to you. Companies like Facebook employ trainers at their gyms. The best part: you can make as many appointments as you’d like.

4. On-Site Doctor And Pharmacy

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There is nothing worse than getting sick. Oh, yes there is. You can get sick during work and have to haul yourself out of the office, into your car or onto the subway and ride out the commute home. For companies like SAS, an international software company, you can schedule a free-of-charge visit to the on-site doctor to treat your symptoms right away. The service includes a pharmacy, so you can call in your prescriptions to work instead of schlepping from work to the pharmacy and then back home.

5. Annual Travel Stipend

Taking precious time off work to travel isn’t easy, especially if you don’t get many PTO days. Companies like Airbnb, however, not only encourage you to take those days off, but they give you an annual stipend to travel to any destination in the world you choose. In Airbnb’s case, it’s $2,000, and the company also covers your stay in an Airbnb along the way.

6. Full Tuition Reimbursement

If you shiver thinking about how much you owe in student loans from getting your bachelor’s degree you’re not alone. So maybe it’s time to join a company like Starbucks, which provides full tuition reimbursement for both full-time and part-time employees who got their degree at Arizona State University. Thinking of going for another degree? Head to ASU and work at Starbucks, and your life is made.

7. Weekly Spa Services

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When’s the last time you got a facial, if ever? Going to the spa isn’t cheap, but companies like BodyLogicMD take care of that luxury for you. As a part of its employee benefits package, you can hit up an on-site spa as often as once a week to enjoy a manicure, massage or facial for free. Relaxation here we come.