$.$ Many compensation professionals are faced with making choices about which discretionary benefits to drop because funds are limited and the costs of these benefits cointnually increase. Which benefits would you most likely eliminate? Which would you least likely eliminate? Explain your rationale.

$2.$ What are your beliefs about whether discretionary employee benefits shold be an entitlement or something earned based on job performance? Explain.

$3.$ Assume that you are an HR professional whose responsibility is to develop a brochure for conveying the value of your company's benefits program to potential employees. Your company has asked you to showcase the benefits program in a manner that will encourage recruits to join the company. Which features would you showcase to prospective and current employees? Explain.