In-person team events have plateaued as an offered perk In-person team events reached peak popularity as an advertised perk in 2021 and are seeing signs of plateauing as either companies return to the office/adopt hybrid work or these have become commonplace and expected. They are very popular among big tech companies. Nearly 10% of big tech companies reference in-person events as perks in their jobs. There are typically two ways in which this perk is offered: ● Non-specific references to in-person offsites are most popular, but the use of defined examples is growing: "Quarterly team offsites,” "Team offsites 1-2 times a year. Last one was in Istanbul!" ● Offsites are not always described with other perks. Sometimes they are included in the responsibilities section of the job post: “You’ll work with teammates throughout the world but you will also have occasional travel for face-to-face meetings like project kick-offs and team offsites." © Tapwage Inc 2022 15
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