One of the worst defects that the HR departments of large companies have is that sometimes they believe that they can seduce their employees with “irresistible offers” that in reality are not so irresistible. And this is precisely what just happened to Google.
Concerned, like many other tech companies, that it isn’t quite getting its employees back to the office on a regular basis, some of its luminaries have concluded that sparing workers the excruciating tedium would be a great idea. of having to deal with traffic every morning, offering them the possibility of overnight in a hotel near your facilities.
The initiative, dubbed “Summer Special” will last until next September and has been designed, according to MountainView, “to make the transition to the hybrid workspace easier.” Like any campaign that seeks to seduce the target audience, it is accompanied by a message that reinforces its advantages: “imagine not commuting to the office in the morning and instead could get an extra hour of sleep and less friction. You could then head out of your room and quickly grab a delicious breakfast or exercise before work starts. At the end of the day, you could enjoy a quiet night on the terrace or enjoy one of the fun local activities.”
And hey, you can think of more than one, after all, I wouldn’t mind spending a couple of nights in that fantastic hotel. The problem? Among others, those who want to take advantage of this “Summer Special” will have to pay $99 per hotel night. I mean, they’d probably be spared the horrible switch, but in exchange they would literally have to pay to go to work. As some employees have commented on the company’s internal forums, a price of around $50 a night could offset the cost of renting an apartment in the area… but paying almost $3,000 a month doesn’t seem like that especially competitive.
Of course, there doesn’t seem to be a queue to request a room, especially since almost everything they offer can be done elsewhere, no need to pay anything in return. As of September, however, with or without a hotel, Google employees will be able to do little to continue avoiding going to their workplace.
In addition to the fact that employees are expected to be in their post a minimum of three days per week, whether or not to attend the office and the number of times they attend will be very much taken into account in the metrics that evaluate performance.
