State : Europe :: Companies : U.S.
Forbes has a thing about how great it is to work at Gawker now (subsidized gym memberships! ordered-in meals! great healthcare!). Basically the company is offering startup tech-company level benefits now. This quote from head Nick Denton really struck me: “I have to come to terms with the paternalism of American business. Companies are expected to take on so many social responsibilities which are the province of the state in Europe.” !! RIGHT. It’s so true. Would that we all could work for companies that took on the responsibility (or, that we lived in a country that took it upon itself to make sure they did).
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Previously on The Billfold
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KILL ALL STAFF JOBS
especially if you WORK for the state. government jobs = all of the benefits. all of them.
@emilies In Germany, the state pays for private health insurance for doctors who work at public hospitals. CHEW ON THAT.
@emilies In the US, however, it’s not so much that public sector jobs have better benefits — it’s that public sector unions have managed to preserve the kinds of benefits that ALL jobs USED to offer (such as defined-benefit pension plans or fully paid health insurance). Which is why I feel the anger at public-sector workers is so misdirected.