Will Bagels, Massages and Live Entertainment Bring Workers Back to Their Offices? Around the United States office occupancy levels are in the 40-60% range, but out in San Francisco it is in the 22-35% arena. San Francisco leaders are attempting to jump-start the return to the office, which has impacted the many restaurants and retailers who miss the foot traffic as well as major employers paying for office space while their workers stay home. The Mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, teaming up with Salesforce, Uber, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and other major employers, are brining music, entertainment, outdoor fitness, specialty foods at the major Downtown San Francisco business districts. I’ve been solicited by companies that offer to set up free massages, hair styling, and other amenities inside office facilities as further enticements to bring employees back from their home offices to come to downtown. But, as the San Francisco Business Times stated today, “A bagel doesn’t make me want to ride the train for two hours.’
Around the United States office occupancy levels are in the 40-60% range, but out in San Francisco it is in the 22-35% arena. San Francisco leaders are attempting to jump-start the return to the office, which has impacted the many restaurants and retailers who miss the foot traffic as well as major employers paying for office space while their workers stay home. The Mayor of San Francisco, London Breed, teaming up with Salesforce, Uber, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and other major employers, are brining music, entertainment, outdoor fitness, specialty foods at the major Downtown San Francisco business districts. I’ve been solicited by companies that offer to set up free massages, hair styling, and other amenities inside office facilities as further enticements to bring employees back from their home offices to come to downtown. But, as the San Francisco Business Times stated today, “A bagel doesn’t make me want to ride the train for two hours.’
