Comfort and relaxation — the key to productive work. In recent years, this conclusion comes more and more managers.
Among them, Jason fried, co-founder and CEO of a successful technology company, Basecamp, which develops application software. With a small staff (up to 50 permanent employees) the firm is able to create programs that are used by millions of people around the world. Chapter Basecamp has achieved such efficiency due to the special approach to subordinates.
In the work with his team successful entrepreneur prefers the carrot cake — in addition to high wages and a full benefits package, employees are encouraged many bonuses and benefits.
$5 000 holiday pay, paid time off, a 4-day work week during the summer, a sabbatical every 3 years and holiday gifts — the usual thing for the specialists Basecamp.
In addition to all these privileges they receive from the company any necessary equipment, fresh food, $1000 a year in training and $100 for a massage, and fitness, and payment of coworking.
Add to this the paid decree for men and women, the ability to work remotely and to use corporate money for their personal expenses — such fabulous conditions you can only dream of.
It would seem that with such a substantial cost to its employees, the firm has long been able to splurge. But is exactly the opposite — Basecamp is rapidly developing, is increasingly conquering the market.
Freed explains that his ultimate goal is to keep people in the company, and not in the office.
«We just do what we want, and it gives us good results», — shares his secret businessman.
