The Grass is Greener...

So I came across this site while listening to the StackOverflow podcast yesterday. Joel from Fog Creek was talking about their new offices (wherein every employee gets a private office) and comparing them to various others, including Google Zurich.

I saw this as a testament to the synergy (excuse the catch phrase) between treatment of employees and their productivity in the early stages of a software startup's life. Really makes me wish older companies would compromise on these benefits. I'm sure they increase morale.