The return-to-office push across Silicon Valley is really, really taking a toll on some tech workers.
An engineer for Meta, Facebook’s parent company, with a self-reported total compensation – or TC, which includes salary, stock options and other benefits – of US$850,000 (RM3.57mil) took to the anonymous job forum Blind to complain about the perks, or lack thereof, that awaited their return to the office.
Aside from complaints about restrictions on free dinners, downturns in the market leading to a US$200,000 (RM841,600) reduction in his TC and cut “childcare reimbursements”, the poster lamented the loss of laundry services provided by Meta.
“I have been using laundry benefit and love that cleaners come home, pick up stuff and bring it back,” the Meta staffer wrote. “Such a helpful one where clothes are folded and I don’t have to worry much and focus that time for my axis work.”
Many sneered at the post, with one commenter joking, “zuck will fold the clothes himself for you”, and another commenter saying, “Still far better than any other company.”
A Meta representative confirmed to SFGate that the company will no longer provide laundry service as part of its transition into a “hybrid workforce”.
“As we return to the office, we’ve adjusted on-site services and amenities to better reflect the needs of our hybrid workforce,” said Meta spokesperson Tracy Clayton in a statement. “We believe people and teams will be increasingly distributed in the future, and we’re committed to building an experience that helps everyone be successful.”
A laundry service company that a Blind spokesperson said was contracted by Meta did not immediately respond to a request for comment from SFGate. – SFGate, San Francisco/Tribune News Service
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