Return to Office
Goldman Knows the Way to a Banker’s Heart Is a Free Meal
- Companies are revamping food perks in push to fill offices
- Staff working fewer but longer days want better food options
Companies from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to Havas SA are hoping the way to their employees’ hearts is through their stomachs as they try to lure staff back to the office.
At Goldman Sachs, free breakfast, lunch and ice cream are part of the pitch to convince employees from London to Hong Kong and New York to leave the comfort of their homes, where some have worked since March 2020 when the pandemic took hold. One of the most vocal proponents of bringing everyone back even allows those meals to be enjoyed on Plumtree Court’s landscaped roof garden — once reserved for clients and visiting royalty.