{"id":75203,"date":"2013-08-19T22:22:20","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T02:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/?p=75203"},"modified":"2016-12-08T16:55:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T21:55:55","slug":"voip-supply-wall-street-journal-creative-perks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-supply-wall-street-journal-creative-perks\/","title":{"rendered":"VoIP Supply&#8217;s Creative Employee Perks Featured In Wall Street Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_75263\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75263\" class=\" wp-image-75263  \" alt=\"Come to play - with dogs - and deliver excellence\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-9-e1376950320431.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-9-e1376950320431.jpg 928w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-9-e1376950320431-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-9-e1376950320431-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Come to play &#8211; with dogs- and deliver excellence<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The benefits of working for a small business are the benefits.<\/p>\n<p>As Barbara Haislip&#8217;s Wall Street Journal article,\u00a0<a title=\"Keep Employees Happy With Creative Perks\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887323844804578527621848509206.html?mod=WSJ_SmallBusiness_LEFTTopStories\" target=\"_blank\">Keep Employees Happy With Creative Perks<\/a>, highlights, SMBs are usually more flexible than their large corporation counterparts, and they&#8217;re using that to their advantage to reward and retain employees.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of purely financial rewards, maybe you&#8217;d be happier at work with the things that VoIP Supply and other entrepreneur-led businesses are offering in Haislip&#8217;s article, such as:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75643\" style=\"width: 115px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a class=\"post-thumbnail\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887323844804578527621848509206.html?mod=WSJ_SmallBusiness_LEFTTopStories\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75643\" class=\" wp-image-75643 \" alt=\"Creative Perks\" src=\"\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/WSJ_Plus_200x200-150x150.jpg\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/WSJ_Plus_200x200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/WSJ_Plus_200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creative Perks<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Free Beer Fridays<\/li>\n<li>Telecommuting &#8211; Work is wherever you are<\/li>\n<li>Dogs allowed in the office<\/li>\n<li>Paid week of volunteering<\/li>\n<li>Technology allowance<\/li>\n<li>And more&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compared to &#8220;monetary perks,&#8221; <a title=\"Clicks and Clients\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clicksandclients.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Clicks and Clients<\/a>\u00a0CEO Paul Rakovich was quoted as saying,\u00a0&#8220;I think the experiences are more valued and cherished, plus the return on investment is bigger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Need a New Career?<\/h2>\n<p>Interested in a career with us so that you can bring your dog to work, work from home, and enjoy a generous PTO program? Check out our <a title=\"VoIP Supply Jobs\" href=\"\/corporate\/careers\/\" onclick=\"ga('send', 'event', 'voip-insider-blog-post', 'click', 'job opportunities');\">job opportunities<\/a>\u00a0or email <a href=\"mailto:careers@voipsupply.com\">careers@voipsupply.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Via <a title=\"Wall Street Journal\" href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424127887323844804578527621848509206.html?mod=WSJ_SmallBusiness_LEFTTopStories\" target=\"_blank\">Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-75203 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-supply-wall-street-journal-creative-perks\/louie-15\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/Louie-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/Louie-15.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/Louie-15-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-supply-wall-street-journal-creative-perks\/l-and-h-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-5-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/voip-supply-wall-street-journal-creative-perks\/l-and-h-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.voipsupply.com\/blog\/voip-insider\/files\/2013\/08\/L-and-H-1-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The benefits of working for a small business are the benefits. As Barbara Haislip&#8217;s Wall Street Journal article,\u00a0Keep Employees Happy With Creative Perks, highlights, SMBs are usually more flexible than their large corporation counterparts, and they&#8217;re using that to their advantage to reward and retain employees. 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