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What 3 things are keeping you in your current job?

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YourBoldDog · 16/01/2025 09:10

I’ve been thinking about my current job lately - it’s stressful, with tight deadlines and a lot of pressure, and I’ve seriously considered quitting. But despite the challenges, there are a few perks that are keeping me here longer than any of my previous roles:

  1. Stock options
  2. Free lunch and bottomless snacks/drinks
  3. Travel opportunities

What’s keeping you in your current job, even if it’s not ideal? Are there perks or reasons that make you stay or do you just love what you do?

OP posts:
Didimum · 16/01/2025 13:00

Salary
Flexibility
Enjoyment

LardyCakeLover · 16/01/2025 12:56

Mum2KSS · 16/01/2025 10:05

Intrigued to know what you do Lardy 😯

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I'm an IT contractor - currently on a 6 month contract to upgrade some legacy applications to current versions.

Odiebay · 16/01/2025 12:34

Pay
WFH
Flexible culture

TennisToday · 16/01/2025 12:31

Flexible/hybrid working - 2 days at home 2 in office and 1 day off

Good pension

Can do it with my eyes closed so relatively low stress

No 1&2 are really keeping me in my job and no 3 sometimes makes me want a bigger challenge but I have to remind myself that to lose no 3 would make my life less pleasant as I’ve been in a extremely stressful job and it’s hell.

iamnotalemon · 16/01/2025 12:24

Great salary and bonus
Great colleagues (very much appreciated after my last toxic job)
Free lunch
Short commute

ClosetBasketCase · 16/01/2025 12:24

The people i work with
the pension
stock options
bottomless snacks
free lunch
paid team outings
wellness days
wellness allowance
free massages
TRAVEL!

My pay is shit, we live in a really expensive part of the country, i'll never in a million years afford a house up here, will probably be in shared accomodation untill I either find a man i can kind of tolerate and we can afford somehwere together, or I retire

iamnotalemon · 16/01/2025 12:21

TheWonderhorse · 16/01/2025 09:15

My job doesn't pay a lot. But!

It's manageable with my anxiety disorder.

I am my own boss.

I meet loads of dogs.

@TheWonderhorse

You had me at dogs 🤣

runwithme · 16/01/2025 11:57

Pension
30 mins commute
I am good at what I do and the support is there for training etc. This is what was missing from previous jobs, where I was just thrown in at the deep end and left to it

VivSavage · 16/01/2025 11:55

Flexibility. It gives us all a great quality of life and overshadows any negative feelings I may have about my job.

Pay. I'd find it hard to match this salary doing anything else I could realistically do/am qualified for.

Annual leave. I have a really generous amount of annual leave.

Danikm151 · 16/01/2025 11:41

Job security
I know the business
free bus pass 😂

superclouds · 16/01/2025 11:40

Flexibility
Lack of commitment (on my part, can work when I want)
Variety

catgirl1976 · 16/01/2025 11:35

Oh and really good BUPA cover and they are paying for my Masters degree. So 9 things.

Relaxaholic · 16/01/2025 11:33
  1. Good pay
  2. Complete flexibility
  3. Interesting work
catgirl1976 · 16/01/2025 11:33

Seven things for me

50 days a year paid leave
3 days a week wfh
9 day fortnight
electric car
22%(ish) employer pension contribution
great boss
great team

GreenYellowBrown · 16/01/2025 11:32

Pension
Work from home
OK (ish) salary

UmbrellaEllaEllaElla · 16/01/2025 11:31

Flexibility
WFH
Pension

BrieAndChilli · 16/01/2025 11:31

5 minute commute
everyone gets on really well both in and out of work
As a small company get to work on a variety of projects and tasks, travel etc.

TeenTraumaTrials · 16/01/2025 11:17

CathyCole · 16/01/2025 09:14

Pay
Leave entitlement
Pension

That's about all I think!

This

I work in the public sector and am over 50 - pension trapped could have been a term coined for me. DH is in exactly the same position. We are both counting down to retirement which is a fairly sorry situation to be in but I get no satisfaction from my job anymore and a happy retirement is pretty much all that is keeping me going. Plus paying for DCs university

BubblePerm · 16/01/2025 11:16

Money - although not highly paid, I wouldn't be prepared to work for less.
Skills - I am not skilled for much else.
Interest in the job - although it's going to have a shelf life as I am a detective in major crime.

FastFood · 16/01/2025 11:10

I could earn way more in a bigger company / team but in this job I have

  • a lot of autonomy
  • flexible work hours and WFH. I can also spend a full day without any meeting so great for deep work
  • very small team so high individual impact
Acc0untant · 16/01/2025 11:09

The pay
I work from home full time
My manager is amazing

Crushed23 · 16/01/2025 11:07
  • Intellectually challenging
  • Well paid
  • Get to work with smart, like minded people
  • Employer is sponsoring my visa to work in my dream city
  • Client entertainment budget means I get to do cool things for free, like go to sports games, fancy bars and restaurants etc.
  • All sorts of smaller perks (my favourite is free breakfast)
QueenofallIsee · 16/01/2025 11:07

Bonus entitlement (up to 60% of my salary per annum linked to performance both of
me and the company)
flexibility (hybrid working, formal flexi work arrangement available for all staff)
menopause support (official support network in place, encouraged to nap if I need to with the fatigue that’s killing me)

ShinyPebble32 · 16/01/2025 11:04

Exclusive WFH

Flexibility

Perks (lots of free products end of season, and yearly bonus/work trip)

maddiemookins16mum · 16/01/2025 11:03

WFH 95% of the time (and self manage).
My colleagues
Job stability