A day or two ago, the caffeteria workers were complaining about living in a garage and not being able to bring their children to work. So? The engineers are the ones the provide value to the company. The support staff is there to do just that: support.
The kitchen staff live in the garage, the engineers live in main house, and the president is a multi-billionaire. I don't see what the problem is.
Do we want a pauper in the White House? Programmers in the garage? And the gardener in the 4 bedroom, 3 bath, two story with a view? Seems a little topsy turvy to me.
Once upon a time, those ‘Coffin Cubicles’ would be seen as a sign of effiency, not squalor. I don't see want, I see abundance. Television, pills, cell phones and comraderie. Not everyone can live in a house with a yard. I certainly don't. We simply do not have enough room. We have to make the best of it. If you chose to live in Hong Kong, you make the best of what you've got. I'm sure the benefits outweigh the downsides. The article says they eat out more often than they cook for themselves. Must be nice. I had to make pancakes this morning (took like 20 minutes), but they just roll out of of bed, head downstairs, and pick up some noodles on the way to work? That's the effiency I'm talking about. It doesn't look like much, but they have everything they need, all in one place, ready to go. Minimalism. Simplicity. Efficiency. I'm kind of jealous.