Google’s $99 a night company hotel advertises ‘no commute’ as a perk

by #AI August 4, 2023 · Automatic

Illustration: The Verge
Google is offering its employees a new incentive to come into its Mountain View, California office: discounted hotel stays. The company is promoting $99 per night rates for its on-campus hotel to help remote employees transition into a hybrid working schedule, according to a report from CNBC.
Materials sent to Google employees, which were viewed by CNBC, paint a rosy picture of having no commute with “an extra hour of sleep and less friction” when getting to work.
Google started requiring workers to return to the office for three days per week last year and has continued pushing for employees to adopt hybrid work schedules since then. In June, CNBC reported that Google updated its policy to include badge tracking and said in-person…
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