Some companies, after you have been with them for awhile, will give you a pre-arranged number of shares of their stock each year. The above benefits are mostly for hourly workers. Salaried employees, which are usually the upper supervisory positions, get not only those but others such as sick leave, disability insurance, and paid vacations. The unseen opportunity is the time off. The time off presents a truly wonderful opportunity.
Many people take their time off and do nothing but spend money and party.
There are a lot of people who have worked 20 to 30 years in the oil patch and don't have much more to show for it now than when they first started. On the other hand, many others have worked hard in the patch, worked at part time jobs when they were off, saved a little money and started a business on the side. The opportunity is there for you. There is no hassle with traffic, truly a blessing. It's convenient to work where your room and board is provided for, usually free.