Word: perk
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...sell Laura Wagner on joining outdoor- footwear manufacturer Timberland two years ago. Wagner, 27, a customer-service representative, has cleared trails in state parks around the company's Stratham, N.H., headquarters and picked up litter on the beach in her neighborhood in Ogunquit, Maine, all on company time. This perk, which was first offered in 1992, is promoted at job fairs and on the company's website, says Ken Freitas, vice president of marketing for social enterprise. According to Freitas, 90% of those being considered for jobs at Timberland are already aware of the company's volunteer efforts and bring...
...budget gets tight a few years hence, a tax cut is a lot easier to ditch than an entitlement. And with the CBO's accountants drowning in black ink, taking the money off the table is a hedge against the bloated budgets of the future. Heck, it might even perk up the markets a little bit in the meantime...
Lieberson says humor can cause students to perk up in class...
...that would do is allow the council to cut ticket prices for the First-Year Formal--a nice perk for first-year students, but not a solution to the council's overall funding problems...
...past, technology has been a perk or luxury for businesses, but TECH now sees it as a necessity...