No matter who you are, when questioned about the best place in the world to work at; Google seems to come to mind. Google is notoriously known for providing employees with perks; spa treatments, free food, and an indoor gym just to name a few.
Just another day at Google
Ironically, Google’s own employees are claiming that it isn’t as perfect as we make it out to be. For example, employees argue that because of the standards that the multi-billion dollar corporation has set on hiring; many bright stars that come out of outstanding schools like Harvard are forced into mundane jobs in the corporation. On top of this, many employees feel that Google is so large that they will never have any impact on the company. Both of these could definitely lead to absenteeism and loyalty issues within the company.
Although Google provides a multitude of perks for their employees, surprisingly many of them are still left unsatisfied and uninspired. Employees are intrinsically motivated through things such as purpose and responsibility. Google, your employees don’t want to sit around all day in the game room chatting away while drinking free beer; they want to sit down and do some actual work.
Resources:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414497,00.asp
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/229950
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/225560
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