Why not let workers live in the office?
Citigroup is spending £1bn to attract staff back to its Canary Wharf tower. Maybe it’d be easier to provide accommodation — it worked at Bournville after all
I owe my soul to the company store.....
Next stop, severance minus the outie part.
They can. It's called Work From Home.
That’s why they can’t
Corporations: "We will literally do anything to avoid giving our employees dedicated workspace where they can do their job uninterrupted."
Company towns coming back as company apartments.
in the key of G "and I sold my soul to the company stoooooooore"
Glad to see someone on the same page. I read the title and immediately thought SAINT PETER DONTCHA CALL ME 'CAUSE I CAN'T GOOOOOOO
Sure, let me take a dump on your desk too.
Why not cut this slippery slope crap and just go straight to slavery?
Slaves are more expensive since you have to treat them as capital.
Nah, you generally can depreciate capitalized assets /s
Only if they're regulated. Or if salaried workers have any rights, since you could otherwise just conspire with other companies to push salaries down, ensuring "free" slaves collaborating individual entrepreneurs are cheaper
"No, no, no, it's not a company town... it's a company tower... which is completely different. By the way, did you meet Brian? He's the new manager of the convenience store the company opened in the lobby. It's right next to the company elementary school. You can use the company issued script to buy stuff there, it's great!"
I'm sure it was your autocorrect, but for anyone who doesn't know it, the term is "scrip" :)
Wait, I should type :( because it's a very depressing concept.
It happens, sometimes, if you're hiring someone to work in a remote location. Oil rig workers, say.
No. They are absolutely desperate to get people to return to office aren’t they?
I’ve said it many times now. The workhouses are coming back.
SCP 001 : 05 the Factory
That's what happened here. The mines gave apartments to the miners. The higher ups lived in better ones etc. Worked out well till the mines weren't profitable anymore
well till
Water charges?
Nah, Europe isn't as ducked as the US, the apartments just went to them and the city moved away from mining
Can I pay in company scrips?
This reminds me of the Onion episode where the staff from two different car manufacturing plants fight for there jobs.
I get the dystopia but if a company gave me an apartment in the city along with family healthcare where they pay 100% of medical costs. I would take minimum wage.
And your employer would own you. You couldn't afford to ever tell them "No".
are you kidding. I would be able to save more than ever before and have an easier time leaving.
Aim a little higher?
I mean to get that I would need to make well over six figures to have all that.
To actually address the question, it's because commercial buildings don't (generally) meet residential building code requirements, even if there's a kitchenette and a shower, etc. They are simply not meant for the same purpose or to be occupied 24/7 unless they were engineered that way from the start, which is exceedingly rare. A lot of office buildings have floor-to-ceiling windows and complex HVAC systems simply to make sure people aren't cold, breathing stale air, or too humid/dry, so they also use a lot of energy.
Also fire safety, if you have people sleeping in the building you need a much higher level of protection.
Why not let children live in womb ?
Abso-fucking-lutely not.