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20 incredible perks companies like Airbnb, Facebook, and Google offer their employees

Netflix: year-long paid parental leave

20 incredible perks companies like Airbnb, Facebook, and Google offer their employees

REI: 'Yay Days'

REI:

REI encourages its employees to get outside by offering two paid days off each year, called "Yay Days," to enjoy their favorite outside activity.

Overall benefits rating: 4.0 / 5

Salesforce: PTO for volunteering and money for donation

Salesforce: PTO for volunteering and money for donation

Salesforce employees receive six days of paid volunteer time off a year, as well as $1,000 a year to donate to a charity of their choice.

Overall benefits rating: 4.5 / 5

Spotify: egg freezing

Spotify: egg freezing

Spotify provides six months of paid parental leave, plus one month of flexible work options for parents returning to the office. The company also covers costs for egg freezing and fertility assistance.

Overall benefits rating: 4.2 / 5

World Wildlife Fund: 'Panda Fridays'

World Wildlife Fund:

World Wildlife Fund employees take Friday off every other week, also known as "Panda Fridays" at the nonprofit.

Overall benefits rating: 4.5 / 5

Airbnb: travel stipend

Airbnb: travel stipend

Airbnb, the Best Place to Work in 2016, gives its employees an annual stipend of $2,000 to travel and stay in an Airbnb listing anywhere in the world.

Overall benefits rating: 4.6 / 5

PwC: partial reimbursement on student-loan debt

PwC: partial reimbursement on student-loan debt

PwC offers its employees $1,200 a year reimbursement on student-loan debt.

Overall benefits rating: 4.0 / 5

Pinterest: new-parent perks

Pinterest: new-parent perks

Pinterest provides a unique take on the parental-leave policy by offering three paid months off, plus a month of part-time hours, as well as two counseling sessions to create a plan to reenter the workplace.

Overall benefits rating: 4.7 / 5

Burton: ski passes and snow days

Burton: ski passes and snow days

Burton employees receive season ski passes and "snow days" to hit the slopes after a big snowfall.

Overall benefits rating: 4.0 / 5

Twilio: books

Twilio: books

Cloud-communications platform Twilio offers employees a Kindle plus $30 a month to purchase books.

Overall benefits rating: 4.0 / 5

Twitter: on-site acupuncture and improv classes

Twitter: on-site acupuncture and improv classes

Twitter is well-known for providing perks such as three catered meals a day, but some lesser-known benefits include on-site acupuncture and improv classes.

Overall benefits rating: 4.3 / 5

Accenture: gender reassignment

Accenture: gender reassignment

Accenture covers gender reassignment for their employees as part of its commitment to LGBTQ rights and diversity.

Overall benefits rating: 4.0 / 5

Walt Disney Company: free park admission

Walt Disney Company: free park admission

Walt Disney Company wants its employees to enjoy the "Happiest Place on Earth" — so it offers employees (and their friends and families) free admission to their parks, as well as discounts on hotels and merchandise.

Overall benefits rating: 4.0 / 5

Facebook: 'Baby Cash'

Facebook:

Facebook provides $4,000 in "Baby Cash" to employees with a newborn.

Overall benefits rating: 4.7 / 5

Evernote: team-building courses

Evernote: team-building courses

Evernote hosts classes through "Evernote Academy," which offers team-building courses like macaroon baking.

Overall benefits rating: 4.3 / 5

Epic Systems Corporation: four-week sabbatical

Epic Systems Corporation: four-week sabbatical

Epic Systems Corporation offers employees a paid four-week sabbatical to pursue their creative talents after five years at the company.

­Overall benefits rating: 4.3 / 5

Adobe: required time off

Adobe: required time off

Adobe shuts down the entire company for one week in December and one week over the summer.

Overall benefits rating: 4.6 / 5

Asana: life- and career-coaching sessions

Asana: life- and career-coaching sessions

Asana employees have access to executive- and-life coaching services outside of the company.

Overall benefits rating: 4.9 / 5

Zillow: breast-milk shipping

Zillow: breast-milk shipping

Zillow pays for overnight shipping of breast milk when a new mom is traveling.

Overall benefits rating: 4.5 / 5

Google: death benefits

Google: death benefits

Google provides the surviving spouse or partner of a deceased employee 50% of their salary for the next 10 years.

Overall benefits rating: 4.6 / 5


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