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By that same token though, we wouldn't be fitting offices with ergonomic chairs and standing desks - regular furniture is good enough and it's a lot cheaper. R
by synicalx 9y ago
By that same token though, we wouldn't be fitting offices with ergonomic chairs and standing desks - regular furniture is good enough and it's a lot cheaper.
Really, if you're spending a lot of time in $place, be it an office, a plane, a house - whatever, you want it to be as comfortable as possible. Business class gets cheaper the more you use it, and even then for a business with revenue well into the tens of millions the price difference on a single airfare is negligible. You might pay a few hundred extra on a ticket, but in return, you get a happier and more comfortable employee.
- davidgh 9y agoThis was talking about international flights. The difference is much, much more than a few hundred bucks. If you’re buying an international economy ticket from the US for $1500, the business class seat on that same flight will often cost $6,000 - $9,000. The price difference is massive.
- synicalx 9y agoThat's true, but it still doesn't offset the other benefits of not spending hundreds of hours each year crammed into economy if you're a regular flyer. Not to mention the discounts and other little benefits you start to get when you rack up more mileage. It's in the same basket as every other 'quality of life' improvement a business could make like nice desks, social events, fancy coffee machines, free food etc. If it fits into their budget, and offers a benefit to their employees that makes them more productive and more inclined to stay - then I'd say it's money well spent.