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Google is offering an on-campus hotel 'special' to help lure workers back to the office (www.cnbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Wilshire@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] dmonzel@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They're still paying to rent/lease, and to maintain the empty office buildings. They're trying to get their money's worth, even if it ends up costing them in the long run.

[–] krayj@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They can't be dumb enough to fall for the sunk cost fallacy can they? I think it must be something else.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

Control. It's all about control, because something something traditions something something profit.

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Yep, standard issue throwing good money after bad instead of just taking the L now and moving forward