Benefits Culture

I’m beginning to wonder whether companies really understand cloud technology implications? I was looking at an AWS Lambda function that scrapes a well known website recently and happened to take a look at the site front page. There’s a ‘jobs’ link. I sees. I clicks. The one cloud job they had had no salary mentioned, and the following ‘perks’.. 25 days of holiday a year Flexible holiday (Buy & Sell scheme) Rental deposit loan Life assurance (4x basic salary) 2 company parties a year Private health cover for you and your immediate family Cash plan scheme for dental, optical and physio appointments Contributory stakeholder pension scheme Opportunity to participate in share save scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity leave Bike to work scheme Interest free season ticket loan Eye test voucher Fruit and endless coffee and tea It strikes me as odd, because all these benefits are real-world things, not cloud oriented....

November 10, 2023 · 5 min · Morgan Conlon