So we got these Total Compensation things from work today. Turns out my employer and I have quite different views on what is or is not compensation. For instance, work says FICA/Medicare is a benefit, I see it as a tax to further society. They don't know how much I've spent out of pocket on medical expenses, so they can't quite figure those out either. They put in 'Tax Savings' that you'd get at any employer and don't really differentiate one employer from another.
I sat around and made up my own instead. What bothers me is how can these be useful to the average employee if they have a wildly different view of what compensation means?
So, for your enjoyment a comparison of charts between my perspective and my employers perspective.
