Unusual perks: Goldman Sachs covers sex changes

Money.CNN.com – By Althea Chang

The investment bank, No. 9 on the Best Companies to Work For list, added the benefit last year as part of a push to recruit and retain a more diverse workforce.

New York (Fortune) – Wall Street is typically considered a pretty conservative place to work. But the classic white-shoe investment bank is loosening things up by adding health benefits that cover sex-change operations.

Not only is Goldman Sachs ranked No. 9 on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, it also appears on what could be a list of transgendered job-seekers’ ideal employers as well.