Why yes they do! LEGO® offers a wide range of benefits for employees, which include PTO, robust health insurance, discounts, 401K match, and electronic meal vouchers.
But, there is also a hidden benefit of the LEGO® set discount for employees that does come with a pretty large caveat…
The Free LEGO® And Set Perks You Get As An Employee
Whether you are a LEGO® designer, or LEGO® master builder, LEGO® Group offers an incredible package when it comes to the employee’s love for LEGO®. LEGO® workers can enjoy exclusive, company-only set releases that are given around holidays and when employees reach certain milestones. But, most importantly, as a LEGO® employee, you can enjoy 50% off all LEGO® sets. Yup, you read that correctly!
Match Your 401K With A LEGO® IRA
This is more than just a discount. Think about it this way, it is well-known that retired LEGO® can appreciate by 8-11% per year post-retirement. Therefore, while you invest in your traditional retirement account with LEGO®, you can buy LEGO® sets and stash them away somewhere for as long as you work at LEGO®. Knowing why LEGO® sets are so expensive makes this discount even more powerful. Keyword here is while you work at LEGO® you must either build your heavily discounted sets, or store them somewhere for yourself.
Why You Can Not And Will Not Exploit The Employee Discount
If you happen to be a current LEGO® employee or are trying to become one, don’t even think about selling the sets that you receive discounted from LEGO® during your time working there. Even if you have sets from before your tenure you wish to resell, you could be on shaky ethical grounds as a current employee. LEGO® takes its employee discount seriously because it is such a robust offering. The caveat: If you are caught selling the corporate sets you receive and discounted sets you receive while working at LEGO®, it is usually grounds for immediate termination. Don’t try it and don’t mess up a good thing.
What About After You Leave LEGO®?
Well, after you leave LEGO®, you are no longer an employee and have the freedom to do anything you want with the corporate LEGO® or heavily discounted sets you acquired during your tenure. Therefore, your gathered LEGO® acts a bit like a retirement account; you can save the LEGO® to resell, but withdrawing early leads to massive penalties, including job termination.
My overall recommendation: Once you become a LEGO® employee, you most likely will never want to leave. Reselling the discounted sets should be the least of your concerns! In the meantime, if you’re curious about your existing collection’s value, learn how to discover the worth of your LEGO®.
