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The perks of being an IT employee at the University of Pennsylvania (No. 8):
Social scene: Campus events and activities such as changing exhibits at the campus Institute of Contemporary Art and first-class entertainment at the Penn Annenberg Center.
Benefits package: Includes a proactive wellness program that offers health fairs, health screenings and flu shots, plus seminars on subjects like weight, stress and cholesterol management, and developing healthy family and personal relationships.
Flextime: Four flexible work options (flextime, flex-place, compressed work schedules and part-time work).
Child-friendly atmosphere: On-site child care and backup child care, with subsidies of approximately 50% for some employees.
Retirement plans: A university-paid retirement plan, a 403(b) with a 100% match of up to 5% of pay, an option for additional after-tax contributions and catch-up savings for workers 50 and older.
Higher education: Employee tuition at the university is fully funded upon hiring. After three years, the university picks up 75% of undergraduate tuition for employees' children and 50% for spouses.
Time off: 15 days off the first year and 24 days after five years, plus eight holidays and a winter break period between Christmas and New Year's Day.
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