DESIRE PATH: FOLLOW THE CLICKS ✦ No07
Beyond the Paycheck
22 JUNE 2026WORK2 MIN READMANGAZINE P.17-18
For years, employers have told candidates to look beyond the salary. The problem is that most employees stopped listening a long time ago.
Most packages look remarkably similar. A pension. A cycle-to-work scheme. A discount portal nobody bookmarks. A wellness app nobody opens.
Because payday is real. The mortgage is real. Rent is real. Food is real. Energy bills are real.
When benefits don't evolve, employees don't engage. When value disappears, only salary speaks. And if every company is competing for talent, what would happen if they started competing on employee experience instead?