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My company is pretty corporate. They have some limited seating in a we work building. Employees that perform very highly have a chance to get a seat in the we

My company is pretty corporate. They have some limited seating in a we work building. Employees that perform very highly have a chance to get a seat in the we work building. It may be a small perk, but the extra hours / effort people put in to get / retain their spot more than pays for what we spend on the seats. If this easily re-createable environment was the norm, it wouldnt motivate internally. If the company only created it for a snall portion of the company, employees would resent leadership. It's been a very effective business investment for the company i work at.

nradov 8y ago
That sounds like your company has poor facilities and incompetent management if the employees are trying to escape from the main office. It's hard to see that as a sustainable competitive advantage for WeWork.
- skate22 8y ago
  The main facilities are more than fine, its a job not a resort haha. Management could be better, but I have a very small sample to base that claim off of. That being said, a sexier environment is just one of many ways to motivate people. Rewarding people who work harder is one of the better management decisions in my oppinion. Merit based bonuses are the main way my company handles this, but there are more perks for the individuals who take initiative & constantly get shit done (as it should be)
  - nradov 8y ago
    Competent managers reward based on business value generation, not hard work. In a typical tech company, segregating employees into two different classes of office space would lead to excessive internal competition and office politics which kills morale and inhibits teamwork.
    - skate22 8y ago
      I dissagree that only business value added should be rewarded. Sometimes your manager will come to you with an idea that gets squashed 2 months down the road. I could do great at what i was tasked to do, but did not end up adding any value. You don't hold back from praising their work. That would kill morale. To your second point, i started in the first environment & eventually got a seat. I never resented people who were over there. I saw some friends get there before me and i was happy for them. There was no internal competition, just another nice reward to thank employees. I wouldnt want it to go away even if i lost my seat.

nradov 8y ago

That sounds like your company has poor facilities and incompetent management if the employees are trying to escape from the main office. It's hard to see that as a sustainable competitive advantage for WeWork.

skate22 8y ago
The main facilities are more than fine, its a job not a resort haha. Management could be better, but I have a very small sample to base that claim off of. That being said, a sexier environment is just one of many ways to motivate people. Rewarding people who work harder is one of the better management decisions in my oppinion. Merit based bonuses are the main way my company handles this, but there are more perks for the individuals who take initiative & constantly get shit done (as it should be)
- nradov 8y ago
  Competent managers reward based on business value generation, not hard work. In a typical tech company, segregating employees into two different classes of office space would lead to excessive internal competition and office politics which kills morale and inhibits teamwork.
  - skate22 8y ago
    I dissagree that only business value added should be rewarded. Sometimes your manager will come to you with an idea that gets squashed 2 months down the road. I could do great at what i was tasked to do, but did not end up adding any value. You don't hold back from praising their work. That would kill morale. To your second point, i started in the first environment & eventually got a seat. I never resented people who were over there. I saw some friends get there before me and i was happy for them. There was no internal competition, just another nice reward to thank employees. I wouldnt want it to go away even if i lost my seat.