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Re:Google’s return-to-office push reportedly has a $99 hotel... by voxadam on Saturday August 05, 2023 @06:36AM (#37010729)
This sounds eerily similar to a company town.[0] What's next, company scrip?[1]

> You load 16 tons, 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

—Sixteen Tons by Merle Travis

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_town

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_scrip

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Tons

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Re:Google’s return-to-office push reportedly has a $99 hotel... by koliber on Saturday August 05, 2023 @08:31AM (#37011380)
Stock options are a little bit similar to scrip.
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Re:Google’s return-to-office push reportedly has a $99 hotel... by gymbeaux on Saturday August 05, 2023 @11:09AM (#37012759)
I feel this way about employee discounts a little bit. Anything that encourages workers to return their earned money to the company feels wrong.
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