{"id":18306,"date":"2024-12-13T09:02:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18306"},"modified":"2024-12-13T10:29:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T10:29:23","slug":"what-happened-to-the-tech-industrys-perks-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=18306","title":{"rendered":"What Happened to the Tech Industry\u2019s \u2018Perks Culture\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">After mass layoffs and a pivot to A.I., the tech industry has been scaling back on the splashy and quirky benefits it had become known for.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A deep-tissue massage. Housekeeping and laundry services. A haircut after lunch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For most, that\u2019s a vacation at an all-inclusive resort. For many Silicon Valley workers, it was just a typical day at the office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Over the past two decades, the tech industry became famous (or infamous) for its \u201c<a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/big-tech-workers-pushed-limits-of-perks-benefits-pampering-over-2024-10\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">perks culture<\/a>,\u201d a custom of providing employees with fanciful and luxurious amenities. Companies like Google and Meta tried outflanking one another in offering the most extravagant extras on Skittles-colored campuses as they competed for talent.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/>\n<p class=\"css-1lsv4am e6idgb70\">How it\u2019s pronounced<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-1vs5pxi e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-28d47a92\"><span>\/p\u0259rks k\u0259l-ch\u0259r\/<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr class=\"css-7ad88g e1mu4ftr0\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But widespread industry layoffs and an expensive pivot to building artificial intelligence led to a decline of perks culture. Tech companies have started scaling back on the goodies that differentiated their workplaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Salesforce, a software maker, last year <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/salesforce-layoffs-marc-benioff-ohana-culture-8b3e82c?mod=article_inline\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">got rid of a ranch retreat for employees<\/a> and nixed a monthly \u201cwell-being\u201d day off for salespeople. Netflix has unofficially walked back its generous parental-leave policy by guiding employees to take less time off, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/netflix-unlimited-parental-leave-roll-back-culture-a962f50e?mod=hp_lead_pos7\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> on Wednesday. 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Housekeeping and laundry services. A haircut after lunch.For most, that\u2019s a vacation at an all-inclusive resort. For many Silicon Valley workers, it was just a typical day at the office.Over the past two decades, the tech industry became famous (or infamous) for its \u201cperks culture,\u201d a custom of providing employees with fanciful and luxurious amenities. Companies like Google and Meta tried outflanking one another in offering the most extravagant extras on Skittles-colored campuses as they competed for talent.How it\u2019s pronounced\/p\u0259rks k\u0259l-ch\u0259r\/But widespread industry layoffs and an expensive pivot to building artificial intelligence led to a decline of perks culture. Tech companies have started scaling back on the goodies that differentiated their workplaces.Salesforce, a software maker, last year got rid of a ranch retreat for employees and nixed a monthly \u201cwell-being\u201d day off for salespeople. Netflix has unofficially walked back its generous parental-leave policy by guiding employees to take less time off, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. A Netflix spokesman said that workers still have the flexibility to decide what\u2019s best for them and that its policy hasn\u2019t changed. We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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