16th March 2006, 10:47 AM
I took a pay cut moving from consultancy to local government but the benefits package more than makes up for it. I was rather gobsmacked in the interview when it was explained to me. Where previously I had worked we were limited to three sick days per year which grew to this maximum incrementally over the time you had served. I used mine up by breaking a contact lens and going to a useless optician which took too many appointments. I then found my pay being cut to cover this despite my employer losing none of my time due to my working the necessary hours to cover it.