When an entrepreneur is coming up with an idea for a product, they don’t always strike gold on their first try. Sometimes, their products are not solving an existing problem. Other times, their products might be too complicated to solve any problem or even create a new one; hence, no one would want to buy it. This is referred to as over-engineering, a problem typically noticed in software engineering, but it can also occur in other areas of product development.

Whenever you apply to work somewhere new, what sells you on the switch is probably not just the salary hike but also the perks they offer. These perks can be small things like a paid gym membership to paid parental leave and mental health support. But not all perks are equally good. Welcome to the not-so-wonderful world of anti-perks—benefits that sound great on paper but are actually never useful to employees.