For people hired recently with Microsoft, is there a wfh budget for each employee? I start next week, I got my laptop, monitor, and dock. But for example what if I want a desk/chair, keyboard/mouse, should I just buy them out of pocket? Just trying to plan ahead of my starting date as the office where I am starting is still shut down.
If you sign up for Perks+, you’ll get reimbursed for desk, chair, keyboard, etc
Yes, you can use Perks+. $1200 in US
Depends on location. But yes, pretty much all locations have some kind of reimbursement program that will take care of your WFH setup :) Welcome!
Some orgs have budget separate from Perks+ which others mention. So be sure to ask your business admin once you join!
I am curious, what kind of laptop and monitor did they give you?
ThinkPad T14s Gen 1 i7 vpro 10th gen Dell ultrasharp 4k 32 inch
Funny, I figured you would get a surface laptop
I’m joining next week in the USA and I have been curious about “Perks+” too. What is covered under the program? Headsets/headphones and webcams, for instance? Can I buy them from anywhere or only from approved vendors? And how long after joining can I use the perks?
Joining as a new grad this summer and was wondering if I should buy equipment now. Is the perks+ the same benefit as the stay fit program? Also do I get the same benefits if I join in July? I have heard it can get halved.
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Don't buy anything rn. Keywords mouse will be given by wfh buying program. Desks/chairs will be reimbursed in StayFit or wfh budget of 22k inr. You can remember these internal terms :)