Here’s why it would be cool to be a Googler: You get to buy giant magnifying lenses and burn things up while on “lunch hour.”
“A. Googler” writes:It’s like when you were a kid and tried to burn ants with a pocket magnifying glass--but 400 times stronger.
Yup, allowing employees to burn things on the clock has nothing to do whatsoever with making Google a better company. It was cool and they could afford it, so they did it. On the other hand, that’s sometimes the best way to release creativity...
What's Driving This Trend
- Employee Perks
- Providing unique and fun activities for employees during work hours can help increase creativity and relieve stress.
- Workplace Relaxation
- Incorporating stress-reducing activities into the workplace can benefit employees' mental wellbeing and productivity levels.
- Novelty Office Supplies
- Introducing non-traditional office supplies, such as giant magnifying lenses, can provide a sense of fun and novelty to the workplace culture.
Who This Affects Most
- Tech
- Tech companies can benefit from providing unique and stress-reducing activities for their employees, such as the use of giant magnifying lenses during work hours.
- Human Resources
- HR departments can promote workplace relaxation by implementing stress-reducing activities for employees, such as burning things with magnifying lenses.
- Office Supplies
- Novelty office supplies, such as giant magnifying lenses, can be marketed towards companies looking to incorporate fun and unique items into their workplaces.
