Forget free lunch. Some workers just want an office bidet.
White-collar workers are increasingly prioritizing office amenities like bidets when evaluating job offers. The trend reflects a shift in workplace expectations, where personal hygiene and comfort are becoming significant factors in employee retention and satisfaction.
Why it matters
It illustrates the evolving nature of workplace perks as employees seek to replicate home-comfort standards in professional environments.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI The great bidet takeover has reached the workplace. White-collar workers are bartering with their bosses and weighing job offers over bidet access. "It's the superior way to live," one said. Seungmin Hong felt he had two options: Stay at Tesla or have a clean tush. After finishing an engineering internship at the automotive giant last year, the University of Waterloo student was weighing whether to stick around or accept a job offer from much smaller Simbe Robotics. During Hong's final interview at Simbe's San Francisco office, he asked to use the restroom, and there it was: a glistening, inviting bidet. "That cemented in my mind: 'Yeah, this company actually cares about their employees,'" said Hong, who grew up with a bidet in the bathroom of his childhood home. He took the job. Move over espresso machines, ping-pong tables, and nap pods .
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