I was speaking with a makeup artist recently and we had a conversation about companies like Facebook and Google that offer many extravagant perks to their employees. She mentioned that she thinks employees at places like this are just being conned into never wanting to leave the office and basically becoming a slave to their job. Some organizations offer perks like haircuts, dinner, free daycare, and even doggie daycare! So how do employees know if they are just being duped into working longer and harder? If any expectation is implied or stated with these perks, that is a dangerous thing! Unhealthy work hours can lead to burnout, exhaustion, and anxiety. However, some organizations genuinely care about their employees so they offer all of these wonderful benefits that can really contribute to employee experience. So there is a fine line here and the intent on why the perks are being offered needs to be examined. Organizations should consider how and why they are delivering perks.

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