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Chapter 10

Perfect Benefits

“No one does anything from a single motive.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge

he demand for new and changing skills, the perceived demise
of loyalty on the part of employee and employer, the skyrock-
Teting costs of health care, and the fear of cracks and leaks
in once-secure nest eggs have affected what attracts and keeps
employees. Potential employees look at flexibility, family-friendly
policies, and strong benefit packages when considering where to
work. Employees look at practical financials as well as flexibility and
appreciation when deciding where to stay.
Benefits are what an employer offers above and beyond the
basics. Maria Bordas, general manager of strategic planning and
policy for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Aviation
Department, is known among colleagues and employees for her
favorite quote: “What I think and what I believe are of no conse-
quence. . . . What is of consequence is what I do.” Think about what
you do to show you care.
The phrases that follow are the positives, the ones you can say
when you are able to offer a proposed benefit; for phrases to use
when you cannot offer benefits, refer to the section titled “Tough
Economic Conditions” in Chapter 9.

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