6 outrageous perks Jet.com is offering employees to compete with Amazon

• Jet.com is the Walmart's answer to its rival online retail giant Amazon.

• The Walmart subsidiary offers employees tempting perks in order to draw in talent.

• Benefits range from a generous parental leave policy to fun office traditions.

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Jet.com, which Walmart acquired in 2016 for $3.3 billion, is the big box chain's answer to Amazon.

In order to compete in the online retail war for talent, Jet.com likes to tell prospective candidates they'd "look good in purple."

The company also offers its employees some pretty tantalizing perks.

Here's a look at some of the benefits Jet.com offers to draw in talent:

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A Glassdoor reviewer said Jet.com employees get over 120 hours of PTO at the start of the year.

Source: Glassdoor

Upon acquiring Jet.com, Walmart ended its weekly in-office happy hour tradition. The Wall Street Journal reported employees weren't thrilled about the change, so the perk was reinstated.

Source: Business Insider, Wall Street Journal

Employees at the company's Hoboken headquarters can chow down on free snacks and stay perked up with cold brew kegs. Glassdoor reviewers also reported getting taffy, too.

Source: Business Insider, Glassdoor

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