My grandfather tells me stories about how the factory he worked for, they would just straight-up take a half-day off on Fridays to drink with the manager on a picnic bench. Don’t imagine that was common, per se, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a corporation that wouldn’t sniff that out today and crush it for the sake of ‘productivity’. The increased influence and omniscience of the investor class, even over the capitalism-happy 60s and 70s, is… stark.
We got some snarky emails from management for having a contribute what you want lunch hour barbecues on a little crappy propane grill. Can’t imagine drinking a beer with them on a half day.
My grandfather tells me stories about how the factory he worked for, they would just straight-up take a half-day off on Fridays to drink with the manager on a picnic bench. Don’t imagine that was common, per se, but you’d be hard-pressed to find a corporation that wouldn’t sniff that out today and crush it for the sake of ‘productivity’. The increased influence and omniscience of the investor class, even over the capitalism-happy 60s and 70s, is… stark.
We got some snarky emails from management for having a contribute what you want lunch hour barbecues on a little crappy propane grill. Can’t imagine drinking a beer with them on a half day.
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My last job had worldwide virtual happy hours on Fridays. It was a Fortune 100 company very much beholden to investors