AI engineers, biohackers, luxury consultants — they’re among the privileged few whose bosses still have to work overtime to keep happy, in an era of dwindling corporate loyalty.
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And they’re doing it the good old fashioned way: with loads of free perks.
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While the 75 million corporate workers in America increasingly are back to contenting themselves with the basics these days, in-demand industries are hanging on to high-performing employees by handing over gratis gourmet meals, exclusive club memberships and expensive beauty treatments.
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Just how astonishingly over-the-top can perks get in 2026?
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For Devin Cain, a 29-year-old AI engineer who’s worked at Google for nearly four years, the multinational tech company has served as a one-stop shop — a doctor’s office, nap lounge, travel hub, gym, arcade and global cuisine food court rolled into one.
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Having worked in a staggering 48 Google offices throughout his time at the company (the tech giant has set-ups in nearly 60 nations), the Austin, Texas-based worker told The Post that he’s only at his physical office “around two days a week” and takes full advantage of the company’s “Work from Anywhere” policy, which generally allows employees to log in from any company locale for four weeks a year, subject to some restrictions.
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Cain pays for his own travels, but took advantage of Google’s in-office medical clinic for a recent trip to Africa.
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In between meetings with his engineering team, he got a panel of vaccines and blood tests required for the voyage.
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Overseas work perks include a generously stocked omelette bar in the Ghana office, a “doggy station” in Mexico City (where employees with pups in tow can collect dog treats, tennis balls and poop bags) and an internet-famous rock wall at the Zurich headquarters.
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At every Google location, employees are given a seemingly endless array of free, gourmet meals and “a ton of fresh fruits and veggies” that many stow away in takeout containers to enjoy at home.
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Technically, most Google offices have a one-visitor-per-month policy at these in-your-dreams dining halls, but Cain shared he’s “seen people bring their entire massive families before.”
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In the name of decompression, Googlers also have access to gyms, a free hour-long massage, nap pods and game rooms with both digital and analog options like Pac-Man and giant Lego sets.
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Though Cain works a dizzying schedule — up to 60 hours a week — he emphasized that these extras “definitely improve my morale as a worker.”
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Layoffs at various Microsoft divisions may be making the headlines lately, but life is good for in-demand employees like Shaifali Garg, a platform product manager at the tech giant’s Dublin offices.
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Garg, who has worked One Microsoft Place for two years, went viral this past summer after posting a video of the in-office, professional blowout she got on her lunch break — an employee perk Garg said is “especially handy when you have an event to attend after work.”
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“You can simply get a blow-dry at the office and feel ready for the rest of the day,” Garg told The Post.
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The tech giant’s Irish hub offers other aesthetic services, too, including haircuts, gel manicures, massages, physiotherapy, reflexology and beard grooming.
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There is a “subsidized cost” for the beauty services —a gel mani, for instance, starts around 17 euros (about $19 U.S. dollars), far lower than the out-of-office version.
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Meanwhile, Microsoft’s gym bunnies can take a work break with yoga, strength and conditioning classes, Hyrox prep and kettlebell sessions, all of which are totally free.
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Additional office perks for Garb and her coworkers include meditation classes, financial planning sessions and parenting classes.
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Join Manifest, or “f–k off”
Most employees can only dream of telling their superiors to “f–k off.”
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At Manifest Creative Consulting Agency, it’s potentially part of the job.
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The Manhattan-based media company, which has about 100 employees and serves booming, big-ticket brands like Grindr and Candy Crush, launched a $1,500 “F–k Off” grant for new hires in 2021.
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The provocative perk gives employees who have passed the standard 90-day probation period a bizarre choice — gift the extra dough to the Manifest employee who made them feel the most welcome or take the money and quit your job, with no hard feelings on either side.
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Jessica Becker, a managing partner of Manifest U.S. who has worked at the company for the last eight years, told The Post that so far, “nobody has chosen to f–k off.”
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“We created it for two reasons,” said Becker.
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“First, we weren’t aware of another workplace incentive that rewards the person who is simply fab at helping someone settle in — the one who connects you to the WiFi, helps you find something buried in the depths of Dropbox and explains all the agency in-jokes.
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“Second, it means that everyone who stays at Manifest genuinely wants to be here,” she continued, adding that unlimited vacation days and up to year-long leave for new moms and dads are additional company standards.
“It made me feel like this was a place of real people, not a big corporate machine,” said Mia Rocco, a 28-year-old earned media director at the company.
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Since she joined in 2021, she has received several “f–k off” bonuses from new hires.
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“Giving it or receiving it instantly bonds you with someone,” she said.
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“It’s always nice to be recognized at work,” even with the f-word.
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Workplace romance encouraged
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Typically, it’s a no-no to mix business and pleasure.
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But what about when your company takes an active role in your love life?
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For those employed by busy NYC matchmaker Bonnie Winston, that’s a real possibility.
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The love expert admits to frequently setting up her employees — now mostly women in their 20s.
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Winston, who partners with Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker” Patti Stanger and charges clients up to a $200k as dying-for-a-date Americans face the worst loneliness crisis in modern history, told The Post that she often sets up the young women who work for her pro bono, should they desire their own love connection.
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“When someone who works with me is single, it’s almost instinctive for me as a matchmaker to want to help them find someone, too,” said Winston.
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She added that of the over 5,000 first dates she and her team have curated, around 30 were arranged for her Gen Z employees — though she would “never, ever” pair them with a paying client.
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“I believe strongly in maintaining professional boundaries and protecting both my clients and my employees,” said Winston.
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