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If you have 10,000 engineers working at your company, it seems like a natural extension of wanting to create - first the optimum workplace and then have that sp
by gamechangr 6y ago
If you have 10,000 engineers working at your company, it seems like a natural extension of wanting to create - first the optimum workplace and then have that spill over to "what would the optimum city look like?"
It's not just tech. I'm sure other large non tech companies have wanted to build cities for their employees. Think of companies who build a product that in new and developing the details - like Ford. They would also want to build a huge headquarters and in a way that spills over to the whole town.
- mc32 6y agoI believe in Korea big conglomerates (Chaebol) build and offer housing to their employees. On the one hand it’s nice and convenient, on the other hand you’re depending on a company for much of your life. Kind like if you depend too much on the government, you’re at the whim of either.
- atlasunshrugged 6y agoYes exactly, plus when you're already creating housing for employees or subsidizing it in the community it seems a very logical extension to consider https://apnews.com/article/0f770c947b00426bab5054ad657a4000 https://apnews.com/article/0f770c947b00426bab5054ad657a4000
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y agoWolfsburg, Germany by Volkswagen.