Comments on: Costco http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/12/costco/ Asian American Intellectualism, Activism, and Literature Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jaehwan http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/12/costco/#comment-3512 jaehwan Tue, 08 Dec 2009 06:35:50 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=3538#comment-3512 Costco employees get something similar: http://www.costco.com/Service/FeaturePageLeftNav.aspx?ProductNo=10045087 I'm looking it over right now and...man, they even get free family/work counselors. I don't see stock options, but they have a discounted purchase plan. Honestly, I don't know which is better between Starbucks and Costco. I heard Starbucks is also really good. But I remember seeing some survey a couple years ago that demonstrated how good Costco was. A Wal-Mart employee doing a basic job made $14 an hour, while the Costco employee doing the exact same job was at $20 an hour. That's huge. Costco employees get something similar:

http://www.costco.com/Service/FeaturePageLeftNav.aspx?ProductNo=10045087

I’m looking it over right now and…man, they even get free family/work counselors. I don’t see stock options, but they have a discounted purchase plan.

Honestly, I don’t know which is better between Starbucks and Costco. I heard Starbucks is also really good. But I remember seeing some survey a couple years ago that demonstrated how good Costco was. A Wal-Mart employee doing a basic job made $14 an hour, while the Costco employee doing the exact same job was at $20 an hour. That’s huge.

]]> By: Simon Tsui http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/12/costco/#comment-3511 Simon Tsui Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:50:30 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=3538#comment-3511 Portable air conditioners aren't effective, plus they're also loud. I wouldn't be so quick to laud Costco employee benefits over Starbucks'. Living in NYC with a Starbucks on every other block has made me aware of their employee benefits. I lifted this straight off their website: - Progressive Compensation Package - Healthcare Benefits (Medical, Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision) - Retirement Savings Plan - Stock Options and Discounted Stock Purchase Plan - Income Protection Plan (Life and Disability Coverage) - Management Bonus Plan - Adoption Assistance Plan - Domestic partner benefits - Referral programs and support resources for child and eldercare - Discounted Starbucks merchandise "And of course, all partners get a pound of coffee each week." Mind you, this is a list of all of the benefits. But show me an employee from a similar company who gets healthcare and stock options. Portable air conditioners aren’t effective, plus they’re also loud.

I wouldn’t be so quick to laud Costco employee benefits over Starbucks’. Living in NYC with a Starbucks on every other block has made me aware of their employee benefits. I lifted this straight off their website:

- Progressive Compensation Package
- Healthcare Benefits (Medical, Prescription Drugs, Dental and Vision)
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Stock Options and Discounted Stock Purchase Plan
- Income Protection Plan (Life and Disability Coverage)
- Management Bonus Plan
- Adoption Assistance Plan
- Domestic partner benefits
- Referral programs and support resources for child and eldercare
- Discounted Starbucks merchandise

“And of course, all partners get a pound of coffee each week.”

Mind you, this is a list of all of the benefits. But show me an employee from a similar company who gets healthcare and stock options.

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