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		jaggederest on March 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Benefits matter, or why I won't work for your Y Co... I've worked for 3 startups in Portland that offered those benefits. I now work remotely for a Fortune 100 that gives me a major portion of those benefits, plus a higher salary. It can be done, my Portland-based comrade. I'll buy you a beer sometime if you like.

Zimahl on March 20, 2013 [–]

I can see one or two of those things being covered but even 30 days of PTO? That's 6 weeks per year that you won't be in the office. Portland (OR), USA, right? Not Portland, Spain/France/Norway? :P

jaggederest on March 20, 2013 | [–]

Correct. Two of the three had no specified rules besides "take some", but I took a lot. Work got done, nobody cared.

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