Google’s efforts to entice employees back to its headquarters location in San Francisco continue. Previously, the corporation required in-office attendance on certain days. Working from home can even have an impact on performance bonuses, according to the organization. According to a new CNBC story, the tech giant is offering a “Summer Special” program that allows employees to stay at an on-campus hotel for a discounted rate of around $99 (around Rs 8,200). This is intended to facilitate hybrid work, transit time, and enjoyment of “delicious food.” According to the story, which cites a Google spokeswoman, the corporation frequently conducts specials for employees to enjoy its spaces and services. However, workers remain skeptical due to the high tariff.
Details on Google provides on-campus amenities for employees, promises easy hybrid work, reduced travel, and good meals
According to materials obtained by CNBC, Google’s Summer Special program will run until September 30 in order to help “Googlers transition to the hybrid workplace.” Employees cannot be reimbursed for their stay since it is considered unapproved work travel. Because the Google-owned hotel inside the new Bay Campus is feature-rich and lavishly constructed, the business believes that employees who have been relocated due to the COVID-19 outbreak would find it easy to obtain temporary housing until they can return to work.
According to the research, the San Francisco Bay area has some of the “highest real estate costs, in part due to limited housing supply from decades-old zoning restrictions and elevated demand.”
The report quotes internal material as saying, “Just image not having to go to the office in the morning and being able to get an extra hour of sleep and have fewer conflict… Then, before work starts, you might swiftly leave your room to eat a delicious breakfast or work out. Employees can spend a “quiet evening on top of the rooftop deck” when their workday is done, the document continues.
It seems that the program has not persuaded Google staff. According to the article, some Google employees have started using internal discussion boards. According to a talk, $99 each night works out to about $3,000 (Rs 2.48) per month, which is enough to cover the rent and extras for a new apartment. If the cost was roughly $60 per night, according to another employee, it might be a “fine-ish alternative to apartments.”
According to the story, another employee was quoted as saying, “I would’ve totally done it, had it fit a certain profile: $3k rent all-in, fully-furnished, unlimited meals, paid utilities, plus housekeeping/cleaning every day.”
A hybrid work policy that requires workers to work from the office three days a week was implemented by the corporation last year. However, workers are hesitant to relocate to cities, notably the San Francisco Bay Area, as a result of a rise in real estate prices.
