• thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    The chair gives +15 comfort and the painting gives +20 inspiration and if there’s at least one empty tile next to it the effect covers a 50m radius so I don’t see the problem???

    You pepper a few of these on every floor and as long as you don’t overuse Crunch Time, this will carry you through the midgame with basically zero upkeep.

    Wellness rooms are OP if anything tbh.

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    3 months ago

    The first thing I did the moment I saw this was imagine seeing this in Portal, and hearing GLaDOS say something like “Welcome to the Aperture Science wellness room, where test subjects can de-stress after a long day of testing”

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    Place I used to work at had a room labeled “Safe Space” that I can only assume was mandated by corporate because the store manager hung a framed photo of a snowflake on the wall in it. He wasn’t there for very much longer, wonder why?

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      3 months ago

      OH, DID U GET THE WELLNESS ROOM ENDING? THEW ELLNESS ROOM ENDING WAS MY FAVRITE!1 XD

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    Why do these rooms that are supposed to be good for your mental health always look so vapid and empty? Pure white walls and black sofas are depressing to me.

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      3 months ago

      They help with sensory/stress/emotional overload by purposefully being underestimating. Think of them as a nice quiet and secluded place to collect your thoughts and help your mind calm down/relax.

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        Does that actually work for anyone? Under stimulation is an okay goal I guess, but to me this just looks like a claustrophobic and painfully lit anxiety echo chamber. If this was a room where one could turn out the lights and take an actual nap, I might feel different.

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        3 months ago

        100%, They are there exclusively to fill a line in a expense report for People and Culture to justify their policies.

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      3 months ago

      That’s very presumptuous of you to assume they don’t already have one.

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    3 months ago

    I used to hide in a literal storage room when i worked at walmart (I wanted to be away from all people on my breaks). At least this has a comfy chair.

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    I am an engineer that does power design for commercial spaces. These “wellness” rooms show up a lot. They are there simply so your corporate overlords can tick a little box under “workplace atmosphere” and add it to the list of bullshit features on their website no employee ever actually uses. It’s very similar to “mother’s rooms”, only those can be considered code compliant based on your location. Sometimes they are also called “phone rooms.”

    I think architects upsell them into designs to boost their self esteem.

    It’s a lot like when old apartment buildings gut a storage room, put a few pieces of shitty gym equipment in it, and then add “on site fitness center” to the website, and also tack a small monthly fee on your rent.

    If I had a dollar for every existing office space I’ve surveyed that ended up just piling office supplies in them, or found them covered in 3 inches of dust… I’d probably have like $100. Not a ton, but enough to definitely make them seem ridiculous.