Din Tai Fung Rents Apartment Which Costs $20K a Month For Their Staff as Resting Room

Would you want to work at a place where your bosses have your welfare close to their hearts?

How close?

Close enough to rent an apartment in town and fashion it into your rest area.

Before you think I’m pulling stuff out of my ass like bufflord95, think again.

Din Tai Fung Pulling Out All The Stops

Everybody knows Din Tai Fung, right?

Known for their xiaolongbao (xlb), they’re now moving into an area that will warm their employees’ hearts.

Welfare.

Restaurant staff usually rest in the back areas of their respective restaurants during break times.

However, for the first time in Singapore’s F&B industry, Din Tai Fung is going to set up staff lounges for their staff to rest at on their daily breaks.

And They’re Starting Out Big

How big? $70K big.

They’ve rented a 1,550 square-foot apartment along Orchard Road in Lucky Plaza Apartment.

And the view is amazing.

The apartment will be used by about 150 employees from the Din Tai Fung outlets at Paragon and Wisma Atria, which is approximately a five-minute walk away.

They’ve spent $70,000 to set up the lounge and estimate that it will cost about $20,000 per month to maintain.

At the apartment, the staff can rest on the beds provided.

Take a shower or simply relax.

Meals are cooked by Din Tai Fung chefs and placed in these refrigerated vending machines.

Microwaves are provided for staff to heat up their food.

Masseurs are engaged to provide free massage for the staff. And, most importantly, there’s Wifi provided throughout the entire apartment.

Every Staff Must Have A Lounge Nearby

So what’s the end game? For Din Tai Fung, this is just the beginning.

They aim to have seven lounges by the end of the year to cater to about 450 staff across 22 Din Tai Fung outlets in Singapore.

In fact, two other staff lounges are scheduled to start operation by April.

It’s All In A Bid To Retain Staff

The labour market in Singapore is pretty tight. And the service industry, even worse. I mean, Singaporeans aren’t exactly the easiest to please, right?

By moving in a direction to boost up on staff welfare, the brand hopes to attract and retain talent in Singapore.

Other than providing their employees with amenities, they’re also looking at reducing their work hours from an alternate five- and six-day week to a five-day work week.

Nice.

I wonder when the Goody Feed boss would start to see his staff as humans instead of dogs #justsaying