<story><title>Cafeteria workers at Facebook struggle to make ends meet</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/facebook-cafeteria-workers-wages-zuckerberg-challenges</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>derekdahmer</author><text>&amp;gt; A spokeswoman for Facebook said none of the company’s contingent or contract workers have access to facilities such as clinics, gyms, or bring-your-child-to-work days&lt;p&gt;One thing I liked about AirBnB was their entire staff including cafeteria workers and security guards were full-time employees who ate the same food, had access to the same facilities and events, and went through the first week &amp;#x27;bootcamp&amp;#x27; alongside developers, HR, and upper management.&lt;p&gt;That doesn&amp;#x27;t solve the wage gap, but it does make a huge difference in developing empathy to see people you&amp;#x27;ve had common experiences with at all levels of the organization.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>eitally</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t know if this was a special circumstance, but I shared a table with a security guard during my noogler orientation.  That made a similar impact on me (and we stay in touch even now, actually).  But, at Google, there is also a strong differentiation between full time employees and everybody else (temps, vendors, contractors), with clear and consistently impressed rules about what non-FTEs are allowed to see and do.</text></comment>
<story><title>Cafeteria workers at Facebook struggle to make ends meet</title><url>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jul/24/facebook-cafeteria-workers-wages-zuckerberg-challenges</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>derekdahmer</author><text>&amp;gt; A spokeswoman for Facebook said none of the company’s contingent or contract workers have access to facilities such as clinics, gyms, or bring-your-child-to-work days&lt;p&gt;One thing I liked about AirBnB was their entire staff including cafeteria workers and security guards were full-time employees who ate the same food, had access to the same facilities and events, and went through the first week &amp;#x27;bootcamp&amp;#x27; alongside developers, HR, and upper management.&lt;p&gt;That doesn&amp;#x27;t solve the wage gap, but it does make a huge difference in developing empathy to see people you&amp;#x27;ve had common experiences with at all levels of the organization.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>acid__</author><text>I want to second this, as a former Airbnb employee -- it really did make a visible difference in enthusiasm, sense of community, and just overall work satisfaction.</text></comment>