Are Google employees more productive because of company perks?

Re:Are Google employees more productive because of company p... by some_account on Monday July 16, 2018 @04:54PM (#17545012)

Young, brilliant programmers but still totally dependent on the approval of their peers - to the degree that they not only work very late to get food, they stay even longer to avoid someone judging them.

I bet they even make excuses before leaving at 8 pm... Its really very sad that smart human beings act like that due purely to social pressure.

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Re:Are Google employees more productive because of company p... by lawlorino on Monday July 16, 2018 @05:25PM (#17545284)

So is this something you've experienced personally, or is it just speculation?

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Re:Are Google employees more productive because of company p... by abhorrence on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @01:01AM (#17547437)

I've worked for a company that offered dinner significantly before 8pm. The number of employees actually staying that late, or eating dinner was not particularly high. Primarily it was the people who didn't show up until quite late in the morning, or sometimes not until early afternoon.

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Re:Are Google employees more productive because of company p... by GhostVII on Monday July 16, 2018 @06:45PM (#17545821)

The last couple companies I worked at offered a dinner at ~8:00. There was no pressure to attend and as far as I know hardly anyone did.

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