Forget walking desks and ping pong tables ... what employees want most is?

Forget walking desks and ping pong tables ... what employees want most in their office environment is natural light and a view of the outdoors. A new survey found that, for a majority of workers, those two things were the most important perks of a workplace atmosphere – beating out on-site cafeterias, fitness centers, and even on-site childcare. The survey also found that the absence of natural light and views of the outdoors negatively affected employees. Over a third said they don’t get enough natural light in their workspace, 47 percent of respondents said they feel tired because they don’t get any natural light, and 43 percent said not being able to see outside makes them gloomy. (Harvard Business Review)