And some of us even didn’t like it, because those places could often blur the lines between a place of business and a place for socializing
To be clear, this was always the goal. If an employer could have you work 80 hours a week and sleep under your desk, they would. The goal is to give employees things to do around the office, so they don’t feel the need to actually leave work. Because if you’re playing ping pong in the break room, you’re immediately available for your manager to go “hey, we have a project for you.” Even if you’re not clocked in while playing ping pong, you’re essentially on call.
Oh definitely. And companies like Google loved when you hung around and workshopped ideas because then you wouldn’t take it for yourself, you would give it to them. And if you didn’t give it to them, they would show how you worked on it at work.
To be clear, this was always the goal. If an employer could have you work 80 hours a week and sleep under your desk, they would. The goal is to give employees things to do around the office, so they don’t feel the need to actually leave work. Because if you’re playing ping pong in the break room, you’re immediately available for your manager to go “hey, we have a project for you.” Even if you’re not clocked in while playing ping pong, you’re essentially on call.
Oh definitely. And companies like Google loved when you hung around and workshopped ideas because then you wouldn’t take it for yourself, you would give it to them. And if you didn’t give it to them, they would show how you worked on it at work.