{"id":28053,"date":"2017-10-16T19:00:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T13:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/officechai.com\/?p=28053"},"modified":"2017-10-16T19:00:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T13:30:42","slug":"microsoft-treehouses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officechai.com\/stories\/microsoft-treehouses\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Has Built Treehouses For Its Employees Where They Can Conduct Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has taken the open office idea to a whole new extreme — it’s taken it outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft has created treehouses in its Redmond, Washington campus where employees can attend meetings. Suspended twelve feet above the ground, these treehouses are large wooden structures\u00a0that are built into giant fir trees. They sit on the grounds of Microsoft’s 500 acre campus, and let employees collaborate, presumably with the wind rustling through tree leaves and the smell of pine hanging in the air. And while these treehouses are nestled in the lap of nature, they have the accessories needed for employees to be productive — hidden among them are power outlets, and there’s high-speed Wi-fi in the entire area.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The idea of letting employees work in a natural, green surroundings is fast gaining currency.\u00a0Many companies seek to create this enviroment indoors — Amagi’s Bangalore