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Thursday 09 April 2015 11:52 am

It’s official: The coolest offices have slides, nap rooms and an in-office creche

By: Emma Haslett

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If you had aspirations of creating a cool work environment but can't quite squeeze in a slide, abandon your hopes now: you'll literally never be trendy.

That's according to online gaming site MobileSlots,com, anyway: it's created the definitive list of the items that make up the coolest offices – and the slide is in the number one slot.

Other amenities include a personal barista, a "puppy/kitten room" (awesome until it turns into a "dogs/cats tearing each other apart by the throat" room), a gym, nap rooms – and a personal butler.

More – how do we put this? – "achievable" items include floor-to-ceiling windows (ie. daylight – not to be sniffed at), a garden and a creche. 

Bafflingly, "a chandelier" is also included. Apparently "cool" does not equal "tasteful". 

The 50 items that make an office "cool"
1.     Slides
 
2.     Personal barista to make your coffee
 
3.     Puppy/kitten room
 
4.     A gym
 
5.     Nap rooms
 
6.     A punch bag
 
7.     Segway scooters
 
8.     Floor-to-ceiling windows
 
9.     Massaging office chairs
 
10.  A daily buffet
 
11.  A crèche
 
12.  A games room
 
13.  A library
 
14.  Bean bags
 
15.  A pool
 
16.  A spa
 
17.  A rooftop terrace
 
18.  Free laundry and dry cleaning service
 
19.  A barber shop
 
20.  A floor piano
 
21.  An aquarium
 
22.  Heated seats
 
23.  A hair salon
 
24.  Personal butler
 
25.  A bakery
 
26.  A shoe shiner
 
27.  Unlimited ink in the printer
 
28.  An ice cream van
 
29.  A jukebox
 
30.  A chocolate fountain
 
31.  A cinema
 
32.  A bar that pops up at 5pm
 
33.  A carousel
 
34.  A yoga studio
 
35.  A garden
 
36.  A popcorn machine
 
37.  Zip wires
 
38.  Unlimited sticky notes
 
39.  Posh hand cream in the toilets
 
40.  Water beds
 
41.  Hammocks
 
42.  Greenhouse
 
43.  A chandelier
 
44.  Marble floors
 
45.  A ball pit
 
46.  A slush machine for the summer
 
47.  Free toiletries in the staff toilets
 
48.  Showers
 
49.  A car wash
 
50.  Personalised car park spots

 

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