It helps in the nerd rustling.

Nerd Rustling - that conjures up such a Far Side visual.

Perqs here are that the admin staff is allowed to forage through the leavings in the conference rooms after meetings if someone has miscalculated the food/doctor ratio in favor of the food.

We also have...wait for it...a water cooler in the department main office that does both cold and hot water!!!!!!

My perqs are the same as JZ's! Almost. I have no water cooler, but we have free coffee. Because the big boss likes hazelnut, however, we have only good hazelnut and crappy regular. I bring in the tea, because I think I am the only one except our student worker who drinks it. We do have a boiling water spot on our sink, which is pretty exciting.

At my old job, we had the water cooler, but when I first started we were all chipping in to pay for it, so we never wanted anyone else to drink it. Then the Dean of Finance realized it, and said they could spring for our spring water. We also had cocoa, but no coffee or tea, because the big boss there liked cocoa.

My perq at the theatre is free laundry.

I heard a rumour that pharmaceutical sales reps were all really pretty. Every time I go to my migraine specialist there are tons of nattily dressed people lugging rolling suitcases who look suspiciously goodlooking--so far I haven't seen any reps who disprove this theory.

I saw a study once showing that the sex ratio of pharma (and medical instrument) reps is the mirror opposite of the sex ratio of practitioners. All pharma reps in cardiology are attractive females, because almost all cardiologists are male; pharma reps for family practice or pediatrics or dermatology are often attractive and charming men, because the target docs are more likely to be female.

Filtered water, cold, lukewarm (why?), and hot, that's right, the trifecta.

Some of us LIKE to drink it lukewarm. I hate cold water. Hurts my teeth.

We have that, auto-brew coffee, soda, and an assortment of teas and packaged beverage powders.

Some of us LIKE to drink it lukewarm.

::adds another chit to the Ple's Not Like Other People pile and watches the balance slam hard against the last straw which lands on the camel's back shattering its vertabrae::

We have a decent cafeteria onsite, but the food (which is supposedly subsidized) is average-priced (the typical lunch is $5-7). We also have a workout room downstairs, with weight machines, a few treadmills and stationary bikes, and an elliptical machine. But, I go to the park district's fitness center instead, since they have a pool there, too.

Speaking of perqs, I helped out a co-worker on a project last week, and she just came by and gave me a $25 AmEx gift cheque (paid for by the company)! I was planning on heading over to the clothes store this week and pick up some much-needed items, so I'll probably spend it on that.

I wish I had some root and a husband.

Some of us LIKE to drink it lukewarm.

I'm actually with Plei on this-- I usually drink water and even soda at room temp or just slightly chilled.

Usually I like my water cold, but during the mini-iceage in my apartment actual room temperature -- given that room temperature was in the 50s -- was good.

ew...Tijuana flashback.