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Chinese tech companies reportedly hiring 'cheerleaders' to motivate programmers
At least one tech company in China appears to be taking a page out of Silicon Valley's infamous "workplace culture" handbook by offering its employees some rather unique benefits — one of which includes personal cheerleaders.
The country's government-run news service China.org.cn reported last week that internet companies "across China" are hiring "pretty, talented girls that help create a fun work environment."
Dubbed "programming cheerleaders," these young women serve to chit-chat and play Ping-Pong with employees as part of their role.
The duties of an office cheerleader are said to include buying programmers breakfast, chit-chatting and playing Ping-Pong with them. (Facebook/Trending in China)
They also sometimes smile and clap for male employees who play guitar in the office, as indicated by photos posted to the news service's verified "Trending in China" Facebook page.
And unlike Google and Facebook, where employees must walk (or ride Segways) to company restaurants for free food, these cheerleaders will reportedly take breakfast orders from employees right at their desks.
Original Submission
(Score: 5, Interesting) by K_benzoate on Thursday August 27 2015, @09:16AM
I can't concentrate when ANYONE is nearby competing for my attention. If it's a pretty girl I'm basically useless. My workspace is an isolated cave for a reason.
Climate change is real and primarily caused by human activity.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Justin Case on Thursday August 27 2015, @10:27AM
> My workspace is an isolated cave for a reason.
Sweet! How did you arrange that?
I'm perplexed how leadership thinks we can get anything done working in the same building with jackhammers, metal saws, and "pods" of chatty cow-orkers.
(Score: 4, Funny) by isostatic on Thursday August 27 2015, @12:19PM
>> My workspace is an isolated cave for a reason.
> Sweet! How did you arrange that?
I hear Al Quada are recruiting IT savvy people to keep up with ISIS
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Thursday August 27 2015, @01:24PM
It's definitely better than the "packed like sardines" approach.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday August 27 2015, @11:00PM
You have reminded me of people in airliners.
Those folks are subject to blood clots in their legs on long flights.
They are advised Get off your ass. [google.com]
(I suppose twentysomethings are considerably more tolerant.)
The incentive for these Chinese code monkeys appears to be to remain seated all day, not even walking to get a meal or even climbing onto a Segway.
That's a bad idea, as Torvalds has figured out. [google.com]
-- gewg_
(Score: 1) by OrugTor on Thursday August 27 2015, @03:59PM
You have people who ork cows? I don't even have cows!