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I don’t give a rat’s behind about free food and entertainment. It’s nice, but being able to avoid the chaos of an open office and a long commute is nicer.
by Bluecobra 5y ago
I don’t give a rat’s behind about free food and entertainment. It’s nice, but being able to avoid the chaos of an open office and a long commute is nicer.
- seedless-sensat 5y agoHonestly, I (childishly) felt dependant on the Google office perks. I didn't want to work anywhere else. It was only after the office closed, I reevaluated my priorities, and subsequently quit Google. WFH will impact Google's retention. It is no longer a differentiated company.
- paxys 5y agoOn the other hand "Google perks" which were once revolutionary are now standard at every tech company in silicon valley. They stopped being the differentiator a long time ago.
- paxys 5y agoThese perks are mostly targeted towards younger employees, who don't want to spend time cooking their own food, want to live in the city and use company shuttles to commute, don't care about getting out of the office early to get back to their kids, want to have more options to socialize.
- compiler-guy 5y agoThe value people find in the Google perks is definitely mixed and vary from person to person, and hard to know what the net-net result is. I personally hate to deal with lunch and breakfast (but cook dinner all the time). So the food was a great bonus for me. I get that this isn't true for everyone.