▲ 1024 ▼ Google is charging its employees $99 a night to stay at its on-campus hotel to help "transition to the hybrid workplace." (gizmodo.com) submitted 3 years ago by AllonzeeLV@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 184 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Like_Pravana@lemmy.world 63 points 3 years ago (7 children) No way. I don't want my employer to also be my landlord. Nothing good could come of that. permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] Noughmad@programming.dev 32 points 3 years ago* (1 child) You commit 16 lines, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] absentbird@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Some people say a man is made outta blood. A code monkey's made out of Fritos and crud. Fritos and crud and skin and bone. A back that's weak and a mind that's strong... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 years ago Nice, I like it. My back feels called out though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (3 children) Sounds illegal until I realized its tech workers who refuse to unionize and think they are getting paid bank but to live like a virtual slave. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 3 years ago As one in the industry, it's incredibly frustrating. Colleagues have been saying "oh, we get all of these perks and get nice salaries, we don't need a union" while others are bucket-crabbing with "you make big money, why do you need a union?", both overlooking the immense amounts of unpaid overtime that are endemic. Then, there's the push for RTO, which does nothing to benefit employees and would be readily prevented by strong unions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago it's very easy to ignore social inequities if you spend all your time working for a shitty company making absolute bank permalink fedilink source parent [–] aport@programming.dev 8 points 3 years ago think they are getting paid bank Objectively, they are. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Oyster_Lust@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) Henry Ford did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lev_Astov@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago A lot of companies used to run company towns. Toyota still does, as far as I know. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a return of that sort of thing with real estate prices getting absurd and companies wanting to drive people back into the office. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago No no you don't understand. It's work from home but work IS the home! You see it makes perfect sense. permalink fedilink source parent [–] roboticide@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Hah, I actually did that when I first started working for a small company. The co-founder also rented out a house he owned as a duplex. Actually wasn't that bad, he charged slightly below market rate, and was pretty attentive. But definitely felt weird and I was happy to move out after a few years. It's just an unnecessary source of potential drama. Now my manager lives there, and has for five years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago The good that comes from that, from the perspective of the boss-landlord is that if your employee-tenants start getting the idea to strike, you control both their income and their shelter, so they reconsider. Then you offer on-site housing to your scabs. permalink fedilink source parent [–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 3 years ago What if you got to lord it over the other tenants and didn't pay rent? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Noughmad@programming.dev 32 points 3 years ago* (1 child) You commit 16 lines, what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt St. Peter, don't you call me 'cause I can't go I owe my soul to the company store permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] absentbird@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Some people say a man is made outta blood. A code monkey's made out of Fritos and crud. Fritos and crud and skin and bone. A back that's weak and a mind that's strong... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 years ago Nice, I like it. My back feels called out though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] absentbird@lemm.ee 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) Some people say a man is made outta blood. A code monkey's made out of Fritos and crud. Fritos and crud and skin and bone. A back that's weak and a mind that's strong... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 years ago Nice, I like it. My back feels called out though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 years ago Nice, I like it. My back feels called out though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atticus88th@lemmy.world 28 points 3 years ago (3 children) Sounds illegal until I realized its tech workers who refuse to unionize and think they are getting paid bank but to live like a virtual slave. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 3 years ago As one in the industry, it's incredibly frustrating. Colleagues have been saying "oh, we get all of these perks and get nice salaries, we don't need a union" while others are bucket-crabbing with "you make big money, why do you need a union?", both overlooking the immense amounts of unpaid overtime that are endemic. Then, there's the push for RTO, which does nothing to benefit employees and would be readily prevented by strong unions. permalink fedilink source parent [–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago it's very easy to ignore social inequities if you spend all your time working for a shitty company making absolute bank permalink fedilink source parent [–] aport@programming.dev 8 points 3 years ago think they are getting paid bank Objectively, they are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 3 years ago As one in the industry, it's incredibly frustrating. Colleagues have been saying "oh, we get all of these perks and get nice salaries, we don't need a union" while others are bucket-crabbing with "you make big money, why do you need a union?", both overlooking the immense amounts of unpaid overtime that are endemic. Then, there's the push for RTO, which does nothing to benefit employees and would be readily prevented by strong unions. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago it's very easy to ignore social inequities if you spend all your time working for a shitty company making absolute bank permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aport@programming.dev 8 points 3 years ago think they are getting paid bank Objectively, they are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Oyster_Lust@lemmy.world 15 points 3 years ago (1 child) Henry Ford did that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lev_Astov@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago A lot of companies used to run company towns. Toyota still does, as far as I know. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a return of that sort of thing with real estate prices getting absurd and companies wanting to drive people back into the office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lev_Astov@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago A lot of companies used to run company towns. Toyota still does, as far as I know. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a return of that sort of thing with real estate prices getting absurd and companies wanting to drive people back into the office. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProvableGecko@lemmy.world 12 points 3 years ago No no you don't understand. It's work from home but work IS the home! You see it makes perfect sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] roboticide@lemmy.world 11 points 3 years ago Hah, I actually did that when I first started working for a small company. The co-founder also rented out a house he owned as a duplex. Actually wasn't that bad, he charged slightly below market rate, and was pretty attentive. But definitely felt weird and I was happy to move out after a few years. It's just an unnecessary source of potential drama. Now my manager lives there, and has for five years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meeeeetch@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago The good that comes from that, from the perspective of the boss-landlord is that if your employee-tenants start getting the idea to strike, you control both their income and their shelter, so they reconsider. Then you offer on-site housing to your scabs. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 3 years ago What if you got to lord it over the other tenants and didn't pay rent? permalink fedilink source parent