The ordering on the list is odd. REI's seems really mediocre but rates #2? Look at "Epic Systems Corporation" at #16, that's a super cool perk.
What is the ordering based on?
Also perks are rated so highly in the US because companies stereotypically treat their employees so poorly. I worked for a startup in the UK which had no perks except coffee, tea, & water provided, however because of UK law it would be rated extremely perky by US standards (4 week paid vacation, unlimited sick w/doctors note after a week, maternity/paternity leave, bereavement leave, limited hours, paid overtime, free healthcare (NHS), state pension contributions, etc).
I'm not saying some of these companies don't have unique and interesting perks: they do. But I am saying that a lot of US companies still don't offer 4 weeks of paid vacation a year, maternity leave, and certainly people work much longer hours (8-6 seems typical).
What is the ordering based on?
Also perks are rated so highly in the US because companies stereotypically treat their employees so poorly. I worked for a startup in the UK which had no perks except coffee, tea, & water provided, however because of UK law it would be rated extremely perky by US standards (4 week paid vacation, unlimited sick w/doctors note after a week, maternity/paternity leave, bereavement leave, limited hours, paid overtime, free healthcare (NHS), state pension contributions, etc).
I'm not saying some of these companies don't have unique and interesting perks: they do. But I am saying that a lot of US companies still don't offer 4 weeks of paid vacation a year, maternity leave, and certainly people work much longer hours (8-6 seems typical).