Originally Posted by JustAMushroom

The point is, it's not awful health insurance or 401k match. It's not as good as my fireman brother in law's health insurance but it's not the crap a lot of companies offer. And the 401k is near the top as far as matching in concerned.

It's true the overall compensation is down (I believe PBS is mostly to blame for this) and the stock option/grant/purchase plan are not worth mentioning as compensation.