疫情缓解后，为了吸引职员返岗，英国各家公司可谓是绞尽脑汁，奇招百出。有些公司允许职员带狗来上班，有些公司让职员免费健身，还有公司给职员预约美甲服务，这类勉励手段成效怎么样呢？
If you think that taking a pet dog into work with you would be a bit distracting for you and your colleagues, computer manager Toby Griffin goes one step further - he takes two into the office.
假如你觉得带一只宠物狗上班会叫你和你的同事分心，信息技术部经理托比·格里芬则更进一步——他带两只狗上班。
Mr Griffin, who is head of IT for marketing agency Rise at Seven, turns up at its Sheffield headquarters with his furry friends Jesse and Oscar.
营销策划公司Rise at Seven的格里芬日前携带他的宠物狗杰西和奥斯卡出目前坐落于谢菲尔德的总部。
Rise allowing dogs in the office has meant that Ive been able to take both my collies in, he says. They get to meet new people, have new experiences, and I get to spend more time in work with my colleagues.
格里芬说：“公司允许带狗进办公室，这意味着我可以把我的两只柯利牧羊犬都带过来。它们可以结识新的人，拥有新历程，我也可以有更多时间和同事一块工作。”
Its a complete win-win situation as far as Im concerned.
“对我而言这是一个双赢的局面。”
Like millions of other people, Mr Griffin got his dogs during the pandemic. With most of us homeworking at the time as a result of lockdowns, there was a huge surge in pet ownership as people wanted increased companionship.
和数百万别的人一样，格里芬在疫情期间开始养狗。前一段时间因为疫情封锁手段，大部分人在家办公，渴望伴随的心理让养宠物的人数大增。
Yet fast-forward to bosses requiring staff to return to the office at least a few days a week, and havin a pet dog can become a problem. You have to see if a friend or relative can look after it, or pay for expensive doggie day care, or even potentially try to get a new job that allows you to continue to work from home all the time.
后来，老板们需要职员每周至少有几天需要返岗上班，养宠物狗就成了问题。你得找朋友或亲戚来照看狗狗，或者将狗送到成本昂贵的狗狗日托所，甚至试着找一份可以继续每天在家办公的新工作。
It was to help employees such as Mr Griffin more easily return to the office after the pandemic that Rises bosses decided to let everyone bring in their dogs.
正是为了帮助格里芬如此的职员在疫情结束后轻松返岗，Rise at Seven企业的老板决定允许所有人带狗上班。
Mia King, one of the firms executives, says that rather than being a distraction, havin dogs at work has actually made staff work harder because they make everyone happy, and cheery staff are more productive.
该企业的高管之一米娅·金说，带狗上班不只不会叫人分心，而且还会让职员愈加努力工作，由于狗狗让大伙都心情愉悦，快乐的职员工作效率更高。
Not only do dogs bring comfort within your home, but they also help increase productivity within the workplace, she says.
她说：“狗狗不只会叫你的家感觉更舒适，也能够帮助提升办公室里的工作效率。”
While havin dogs in the workplace will likely remain a rarity, this example is part of a wider trend - companies introducing new incentives to try to make staff happier to come into the office more often.
尽管允许狗进办公室的做法还比较少见，但从这个例子可以窥见一个更大的趋势，那就是公司为了让职员更想常来办公室上班正在推出各种勉励新举措。
Job search engine Adzuna says that the number of adverts that highlight in-office perks has now more than doubled since before the start of the pandemic. The increased incentives range from free exercise and language classes, to complementary food and subsidised childcare.
职位搜索引擎Adzuna指出，自从疫情暴发以来，打着“在岗福利”旗号的招聘广告数目已经涨了一倍多。从免费健身、语言课到辅食和婴幼儿教育补贴，这种福利愈加多。
Employees arent in a rush to return to the office, after enjoying the improved work-life balance that came from remote working, says Paul Lewis, chief marketing officer at Adzuna. As a result, companies are desperate to find new and unique ways to lure employees back to the office.
Adzuna的首席推广官保罗·路易斯说：“职员们在享遭到远程办公带来的工作生活平衡感后，并不急于返岗上班。因此，公司迫切想找到吸引职员返岗的独特新招。”
At central London-based financial planning firm First Wealth, workers are being tempted back via free sessions at a nearby gym. Employees are encouraged to go to the gym on their way into work.
总部在伦敦中心的财务规划公司First Wealth通过附近健身会所的免费课程来吸引职员返岗。该公司鼓励职员在上班路上去健身会所。
Zoe Raynsford, a client relationship manager at First Wealth, says the fitness class sets her up for the working day. I like to lose myself in the music to help clear my mind and get myself ready to start the day full of mood-boosting endorphins. I feel stronger, more productive and re-charged after each class.
First Wealth的顾客关系经理佐伊·雷恩斯福德表示，健身课程让她可以精神抖擞地面对一天的工作。“我喜欢沉浸在（健身）音乐中，如此能够帮助我理清思绪，让我有充足的安多芬可以心情愉悦地迎接新的一天。每次上完健身课我都感觉更强大、更高效，浑身又充满了能量。”
First Wealth financial planning director Robert Caplan says that the gym classes are just one perk that staff can choose from under a scheme introduced since the pandemic. Each member of staff gets credits for an employee benefits website called Heka.
First Wealth的财务规划总监罗伯特·卡普兰称，健身课只不过职员可以选择的其中一项福利。疫情以来，该公司在职员福利网站Heka为每名职员都购买了积分。
From there they can choose other things such as mental health support, financial health checks, career guidance or relationship counselling. Yet Mr Caplan says that the gym is by far the most popular.
在这个网站上职员可以选择心理健康支持、财务情况检查、就业指导、情感咨询等其他服务。不过卡普兰表示健身课是迄今为止最受青睐的。
Beauty treatments are another incentive that companies are booking to get their staff excited about coming into the office. Isabel May Surtees, a nail artist based in West Sussex, has seen demand from businesses increase substantially.
为了吸引职员到岗，有的公司还会为职员预约美容服务。西萨塞克斯郡的美甲师伊莎贝尔·梅·瑟蒂斯发现最近来自企业的订单大增。
Larry Gadea, the boss of workplace app Envoy, says that while staff incentives are good, the benefits of going into the office should be more than free gym membership or being able to take your dog in or have your nails done.
办公应用公司Envoy的老板拉里·盖蒂亚表示，尽管这类面向职员的勉励手段都很好，但到岗上班有哪些好处不应该只不过不收费的健身会员资格、可以带狗进办公室或美甲。
Employees want to connect with their co-workers face-to-face, and collaborate in-person, or just get out of the house, says Mr Gadea.
盖蒂亚说：“职员也想和同事面对面交流与合作，或是走出家门。”
He adds that firms should ideally have at least some days when everyone has to be in. Without fixed days wher everyone is in without exception, people will never learn that the office trek can be worth it.
他表示，理想的做法是，公司应该规定在某几天所有职员都需要到岗。“假如没规定所有人都需要一律到岗的固定日子，大家从来不会意识到来办公室上班是值得的。”
