[whiddershins]

The one "perk" I think is uncommon but should be standard is nap rooms.

There are just so many people who are happier, healthier, and do better work with a brief nap during the day. Unless you are walking distance from work, splitting your workday like that is infeasible without an office culture that supports it.

And consequently unlike most perks, it can't be offset by a simple salary increase.

[kafkaesq]

The one "perk" I think is uncommon but should be standard is nap rooms.

Or just respect for sleep (and other forms of tuning out), on- or offsite, period.

Including such forms as "I came in at 11 today, because there were no meetings scheduled. And for some reason my body wanted me to stay under until 9 or so this morning, instead of the usual 7-730a, and to chill for a bit and rise gently instead of jumping out of bed. So that's what I did. Being as this is clearly the way our species was designed to operate, if we are to achieve long-term optimal performance."

"But then again, it's not like I have to explain that to you. We're all adults here, so as long as work gets done no one thinks twice about, or even stops to notice really, what time people come in in the morning."

[Avshalom]

Offices (and at least one person with a hammock in their office) would negate that as a perk.

Offices also diminish the impact of bringing a dog/cat/chinchilla to work and the need for TV rooms (if you don't have everyone looking over your shoulder, watching netflix on during break from your computer isn't an issue)

Though offices also run contrary to "Start up" being some hyper growth focused company, if you plan on doubling the head count every year offices are completely unfeasible.

[hackbinary]

Don't want dogs or cats in the office. Especially cats with all this stuff coming out about toxoplasmosis.

[Pica_soO]

Toxoplasmosis has been linked to anger Issues with humans- so to keep Sales aggressive- release the tiger.

[watwut]

When they say aggresize sales, last thing they mean is angry dude smashing phone in the middle of discussion with potential client.

Just saying, aggressivity is not same as aggressively.

[SOLAR_FIELDS]

In the USA at least I think the negative social stigma associated with sleeping anywhere near your place of work has a lot to do with this. Obviously some places do have them; it just seems that it’s been one of the more difficult cultural beliefs to break free from when it comes to widespread adoption.

[pmiller2]

That can be partially solved by putting them in slightly out of the way locations. The stigma is really against being seen sleeping at work, not necessarily taking naps.

Of course, this is not ideal, but it's a baby step in the right direction.

[samfriedman]

When I worked briefly in Switzerland during college, I remember being really impressed with how many workers would retreat to a lawn chair outside during lunch and take a nap for an hour or so. It seemed perfectly normal and accepted. And this was at a behemoth of a bank, not a tiny startup. Seems unimaginable in a comparatively sized business in the US.

[setgree]

My WeWork offers plenty of de facto nap spaces (they're labeled as "phone booths"). the key is to have company culture support wandering away from your desk for 30 minutes during the day (a 15 minute nap takes me 30 minutes).