Major Company Giving Employees $1,000 LEGO Allowance
Companies will often give their employees perks and extra benefits. These can include discounts, free items and even vacations.
One major company is offering a benefit to employees that has rarely been seen, but is sure to make those who work at other companies slightly jealous.
Professional services firm Deloitte offers its employees an annual well-being subsidy of up to $1,000. Employees are allowed to use that subsidy on a variety of items, and recent guidelines have added "Legos and puzzles," according to Business Insider.
The company has offered the subsidy for several years, and recently upped the amount from $500. It's offered to most partners and salaried workers at the company, but interns, contractors and those on a leave of absence aren't eligible.
"Most of the responses are things like 'Lego?!?!? Finally!' or jokes about how they can now rationalize buying the coveted Millennium Falcon Star Wars Lego set," one employee told BI.
Another employee was happy to see Legos added, and said that spending a few hours to build a set "is a great stress reliever." Many employees were reportedly happy that the company was thinking outside of the box when considering what employees could or would spend the subsidy on.
The popular building bricks are just one of the new additions to the policy. Other items and categories added to the subsidy list this year include kitchenware and kitchen appliances, spa services, personal fans and ergonomic pillows.
The subsidy is a great benefit for working at Deloitte, one of the biggest consulting firms in the world. The work is often demanding, with employees reporting that they work an average of 55 hours per week.
"Since you are constantly changing projects and working with different leaders, achieving work-life balance is sadly always variable," one employee said while speaking to Women in Business. "Sometimes you get it, sometimes you really don't."
Ernst & Young, another of the Big Four consulting and professional service firms, offers a similar subsidy that allows employees to purchase items like game consoles and mattresses.
Deloitte had nearly 173,000 employees last year and generated over $33 billion in revenue.
Major Company Giving Employees $1,000 LEGO Allowance first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 12, 2025
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