[phoronixrly]

> I'm constantly seeing in meetings where highly compensated employees are providing childcare during working hours

Do you really think it's good, and that people should be separated from their children for 8-10 hours (or more if commuting) each day? I don't.

Also, since you don't want your employees to get distracted by childcare, does your office offer daycare for their children?

Edit: And yes, they daycare question is also met with awkward silence from the management on each all-hands I've heard it asked before.

[chrismatheson]

Not that I’m particularly defending RTO. But specifically on the daycare thing. No. They offer you a large salary and let you choose and organise what works for you. Not deciding for you and staffing some daycare as an afterthought on the 3rd floor or whatever :)

IMHO most “perks” are just someone else spending your money for you.

[phoronixrly]

I am sorry, but maybe you didn't understand where I was coming from. I think that having someone else bring up your children because you're forced to be present at an office is absolutely insane. I don't understand how we got to a point where it's considered normal.

I also think that the least that your employer could do is facilitate a place for your child to stay close by and be taken care of, so you can be able to spend your breaks/commute with them, take immediate action if they get sick/hurt, etc.

Why the employer? Because good luck organizing with your co-workers to rent a place suitable for daycare in/close to your office building and hiring personnel to staff it. I wonder what salary should they offer me to make this more feasible than sending a CV to a remote-first company instead...