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There's no going back. WFH will be a perk that draws top talent like catered lunches or "nap rooms" before.
by ragnot 5y ago
There's no going back. WFH will be a perk that draws top talent like catered lunches or "nap rooms" before.
- zinclozenge 5y agoI'd expect work from home + daily lunch stipend.
- forbiddenvoid 5y agoWho is doing this? I've not heard of most companies doing anything about lunch for WFH employees.
- sofixa 5y agoAs usual, depends on location. In France employers bigger than some numbers are mandated to provide some lunch allowance in specific vouchers/cards usable for grocery shopping/restaurants/etc. OR at least a partially covered cantine. There's no specific provision for WFH, so we still get lunch allowance ( 9.80€/day, iirc the minimum is around 6.50), which is a bit hard to use when you no longer go to a restaurant every day.
- jimbilly22 5y agoI used to work in PE (private equity), very common there. One daily DoorDash lunch order, put anything you want.
- gnicholas 5y agoFWIW, employers that provide free lunch do so partly because of the tax efficiency. The IRS allows certain perks to be provided on-site "for the convenience of the employer". This argument would not apply for at-home workers, so the stipend would have to be included in the employee's income. Not a dealbreaker, but it does affect the calculus.
- silicon2401 5y agoOr for people like me, wfh will be a perk that actually attracts us, whereas lunches and nap rooms are worthless at best (I prefer making my own food and having a healthy sleep routine) or red flags at worst (too much time in office). My ideal office is how my favorite job was: deserted around 4:55pm, managers and directors included. 2 hour lunches not uncommon. Work-life balance always the primary focus. Unfortunately my ideal job includes never going into an office, so I'll have to continue looking elsewhere.