Workers who leave the head office to buy a cup of coffee are costing an Australian mining firm too much money, according to its boss.
Managing director of Mineral Resources Chris Ellison said during a financial results presentation on Wednesday he wants to “hold staff captive all day long”.
“I don’t want them leaving the building,” he said.
The head office in Perth has a restaurant, nine staff psychologists, a gym, and other facilities designed to encourage staff to stay in the office. “We have a lot of different benefits that we have brought on,” said Mr Ellison, whose company has a strict “no work from home policy”. "Why have I done that? Because when I get them first thing in the morning, I want to hold them captive all day long. I don’t want them leaving the building.
When the game developers did this it was considered bad. It should still be considered bad.
People have lives
This is the same to me as when I say Israelis should just come move to the us.
It’s an offer, not a demand.
If they start forcing people to stay at work, if they just have a shit ton of benefits then send me an application.
My life would be so much easier and better with free childcare at work.
Traveling places takes time, that’s why we built towns and cities in the first place