What Are Workers Willing to Do for Raises and Perks?

05.25.2016
HR & Safety

When it comes to making more money or receiving better benefits from an employer, no sacrifice is too extreme for many workers today.
In a survey by personal finance website GOBankingRates.com, participants were asked six “would you rather” questions asking what they would do to:

  • Double their salaryWould you rather
  • Get a $100,000 bonus
  • Receive unlimited paid time off
  • Get a free Uber ride to and from work each day
  • Always have four-day workweeks
  • Have their employer pay their income taxes

So What Would Workers Do?

  • Eighty-three percent of employees would rather be on call 24/7 for their boss than for Donald Trump in order to double their salary.
  • To receive a $100,000 bonus, employees would rather live without their phones for a year than be roommates with their HR director.
  • Fifty-six percent of Americans would be willing to have a two-hour commute to work each way if it meant receiving unlimited paid time off.
  • One in three employees would work two extra hours every day to get a free Uber ride to and from work daily.
  • To always have a four-day workweek, more workers (58%) would rather give up cable and Internet on weekends than only hang out with coworkers on weekends (42%).

Methodology: This survey was commissioned by GOBankingRates and conducted by independent research firm Survata. A total of 1,000 full-time and part-time workers participated.

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