Want to know what makes someone choose a $35,000 a year job over a $40,000 a year job, or even $45,000 a year? It could be the work environment and the culture, but more often than not, it’s the benefits offered. Recently, a friend went through a layoff, and as she evaluated her options, she was willing to take a pay cut to work at a company closer to home that offered $5,000 in tuition benefits. Another was set to accept an offer for a new job, when he found out his new company didn’t offer the same affordable health insurance his old company offered. He wouldn’t have been making more money with his increased health insurance rates.

Small companies and businesses may not be able to foot as much as the bill for health insurance as they’d like to, but a quick search for health insurance quotes online will let you know if your company is doing what it can to remain competitive in the benefits department!