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.
It sounds like he has given his employees pretty good damn perks.
Restaurant, psychologists, medical, daycare.
They said “ hey it’s costing us a ton in missed opportunities, let’s just provide these services here and then instead of spending an hour in traffic they can spend it getting paid.”
Just the child care thing blows my mind
I don't think it's free. There are plenty of places in the cbd if you're willing to pay
CBD?
Central Business District. I think the Americanism is ‘Downtown’
Ah! Yeah that sounds right