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Or massages, child care, game rooms, or any of the other ridiculous perks. The company could start rolling those back if enough people wfh.

tester34 5y ago
There'll always be people at office, so I don't think so.
rjzzleep 5y ago
The reason why they have it all there is specifically to abuse your work hours. Hungry, don't have any food? Go back to the office real quick to grab a snack on a Sunday. And well you might have just figured out something so you might end up back at your desk. There are enough studies on why those campuses are designed that way. The convenience is designed at making sure you spend more time at work.
- Jach 5y ago
  That's one reason, not the reason. However it's interesting to note that the convenience factor aimed at getting people to do "just a little more" is even more greatly amplified by just enabling WFH. Indeed a lot of companies noticed that people were working way more after WFH than beforehand, but after a while they had to start messaging against it because that burns people out. Unfortunately the concept of "work-life balance" was selected to increase focus on, but it seems to be better than nothing.
  - system16 5y ago
    > convenience factor aimed at getting people to do "just a little more" is even more greatly amplified by just enabling WFH I can absolutely attest to this. Since WFH, at least a couple of times a week or on the weekend I'll have little a-ha moments or things I want to test. I reason I'll just quickly log in to my work laptop to play around for a few minutes... that often turns into a couple of hours. It usually results in the problem being solved and me riding the 'high' for the rest of the evening/weekend. That never would have happened without WFH. I'm not even complaining because I'm doing it on my own terms and am in no way obligated to do it.
- alphabetting 5y ago
  The actual reason they have the perks is talent attraction and retention

tester34 5y ago

There'll always be people at office, so I don't think so.

rjzzleep 5y ago

The reason why they have it all there is specifically to abuse your work hours. Hungry, don't have any food? Go back to the office real quick to grab a snack on a Sunday. And well you might have just figured out something so you might end up back at your desk. There are enough studies on why those campuses are designed that way. The convenience is designed at making sure you spend more time at work.

Jach 5y ago
That's one reason, not the reason. However it's interesting to note that the convenience factor aimed at getting people to do "just a little more" is even more greatly amplified by just enabling WFH. Indeed a lot of companies noticed that people were working way more after WFH than beforehand, but after a while they had to start messaging against it because that burns people out. Unfortunately the concept of "work-life balance" was selected to increase focus on, but it seems to be better than nothing.
- system16 5y ago
  > convenience factor aimed at getting people to do "just a little more" is even more greatly amplified by just enabling WFH I can absolutely attest to this. Since WFH, at least a couple of times a week or on the weekend I'll have little a-ha moments or things I want to test. I reason I'll just quickly log in to my work laptop to play around for a few minutes... that often turns into a couple of hours. It usually results in the problem being solved and me riding the 'high' for the rest of the evening/weekend. That never would have happened without WFH. I'm not even complaining because I'm doing it on my own terms and am in no way obligated to do it.
alphabetting 5y ago
The actual reason they have the perks is talent attraction and retention