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Daycare to me seems like an enormous liability, and is also widely available already. Personally I would prefer a daycare credit each month that I can spend wh
by matt_wulfeck 9y ago
Daycare to me seems like an enormous liability, and is also widely available already.
Personally I would prefer a daycare credit each month that I can spend where I please. I think Apple made the right choice.
- aeturnum 9y agoYou're right, but gyms are also an enormous liability and widely available. It's not that either service must be offered by the employer, it's more a rorschach test to see how the company thinks about what services will most enable their workers to be productive. As an employee, I'd certainly take onsite childcare over a gym.
- dismantlethesun 9y agoLiabilities against adults are treated differently than liabilities against children.
- aeturnum 9y agoIn that case, maybe they can only offer 25,000 sq. feet of childcare space for the cost of 100,000 sq. feet of gym. The choice to not offer it all together still feels meaningful.
- protomyth 9y agoDaycare is not an "enormous liability". It is rather easy to insulate your company by hiring an outside vendor to run the daycare (they will probably do a better job). There are quite a few and they are skilled in safety, safety procedures, and regulations. Apple sends a pretty clear signal as to what they want out of an employee with this campus.
- chrisbrandow 9y agoGiving employees a credit ensures that they will be taking one more trip on their way to and or from work. No solution fits everyone, but an on-site option is so much better for many parents, particularly women with babies that are still nursing. Being able to pop over during lunch hour is also an enormous benefit. I spoken to a couple parents that it had this kind of an arrangement, it was so, so valuable to them. While nothing is ever as simple as it seems, this seems like a major missed opportunity for "employee sat".