Scripts

M = Man; W = Woman

M: These days many companies motivate their staff in new and different ways. Internet companies are a good example. At Yahoo there’s a free bus ride to work for the employees. There’s also a dentist and a hairdresser at the office. And one day a month the staff watch films together. These are all great ideas for motivating your workers.

W: Well, er, Google also has some interesting ways to motivate staff. Lunch is free. And after sitting at your desk for hours, you can have a cheap massage in the office.

M: Wow.

W: Another nice little bonus – you can take your dog to work.

M: Yahoo and Google are quite famous for this type of thing. But what benefits do other companies give their employees? Well, we found one company that takes its employees on a surprise holiday every year. The staff go to the airport but they don’t know where they are flying to. In the past these trips included Amsterdam, Iceland and even the Caribbean.

W: At Starbucks employees get free coffee, of course, but they can also bring their children to work.

M: And there’s a phone company that has a party for the staff on the last Friday of every month – with free drinks.

W: Finally, a very interesting idea: An insurance company keeps fish in a little river next to the office. The employees go fishing after work and they take home all the fish that they catch.

M: Fantastic.

W: Isn’t that a great idea?