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Bean bags aren't the way to retain employees say CEOs

Bean bags aren't the way to retain employees say CEOs

Are millennial expectations of working life being shaped by media headlines about the pioneering office-come-play spaces of Silicon Valley media-tech firms?

Does this new work generation demand zen-zones, creativity-hubs and entertainment spaces?

World Finance reports that a recent survey of 155,000 employees worldwide revealed almost half believed that their workspace stopped them from working effectively.

This figure suggests that swathes of professionals are unhappy at work – but will bean bags and ping-pong tables attract, and retain, employees whilst making the workplace cool?

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