We took a tour of the coolest office in the world
According to LinkedIn's Job Satisfaction Report released today, only two in five UK women (43%) are 'very' or 'completely' fulfilled at work, while 57 per cent of us would willingly take a pay cut to be happier at work, and 64 per cent would even take a pay cut to have better work-life balance. But maybe the answer is just to work in a really kick-ass environment.
As part of a forthcoming feature on casual gaming and women in tech, GLAMOUR got a sneak peek at the Swedish headquarters of King Games - the headquarters of the mobile game mega hit Candy Crush Saga - where kitchenettes are decked out like sweetie boxes and giant lollipops are as standard.
Candy Crush Saga: behind the scenes at the headquarters of "women's gaming"
Why have a meeting in a boring old office when you can meet in a bus, a submarine, or a gigantic hammock? And you haven't lived until you've had breakfast in a gigantic revolving cupcake carousel. Sebastian Knutsson, Chief Creative Head & Co-Founder of King Games, calls this aesthetic "seriously playful", and it seriously is.
Sigh - why can't every office be this cool?
Welcome to Candy Crush Saga HQ - the Swedish offices of King Games who make it. Fifteen new levels of the sugary-sweet puzzle game are released every Wednesday, along with new levels for its two spin-off games: Jelly Saga and Soda Saga. Have you had breakfast in a cupcake carousel lately? You really should! Also, they revolve. WHAT.
Your office has hammocks too, right? No? Too bad.
If you haven't had a meeting in a swing seat next to a popcorn machine, then why are you even bothering?
Did we mention the free food? You get free food here too.
Of COURSE there's are anthopomorphic trees on the walls of this meeting room.
It's behind you... This meeting room is decked out with astroturf carpeting and a massive mural of Candy Crush's leading villain the Bubblegum Troll.
Want to relax at lunchtime? As befits a good tech office, there's a ping pong table...
...Or, if you prefer, you can grab a console for a bit and play some XBox while sitting on some cushion rocks and resting your drink on a tree stump.
They even store their chairs in a pleasing fashion.
What do you mean your office doesn't have transfers on the windows! Not even matching upholstery? What kind of barbaric world do we live in.
The library comes complete with a mock fire (it moves, but it's a projection so nobody will get burned) and tons of books about animation and drawing.
Stationery enthusiasts will enjoy those impeccably separate piles of writing paper, while candy enthusiasts can salivate over the jar of jelly beans on the shelves.
If you want to give your meeting a bit more excitement, have it on a bus. And if that's too prosaic, try the submarine.
What better way to finish up a trip to Candy Crush HQ than by crushing the opposition at table football? Yep, we have serious office envy right now. Time to start composing that wishlist for HR...
