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For the moon mission to succeed, everyone needed to put in extra hours. But the ISRO had no financial incentives to offer employees. “We cracked it by offering a free masala dosa and filter coffee at 5 p.m. every evening,” said Venkateshwara Sharma, a mission scientist. “Suddenly, everyone was happy to stay on longer.”

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For the moon mission to succeed, everyone needed to put in extra hours. But the ISRO had no financial incentives to offer employees. “We cracked it by offering a free masala dosa and filter coffee at 5 p.m. every evening,” said Venkateshwara Sharma, a mission scientist. “Suddenly, everyone was happy to stay on longer.”
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Shriram Krishnamurthi (shriramk@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 01-Sep-2023 02:34:20 JST Shriram Krishnamurthi

Just putting it out there for every boss desperate to get people to return to the office. You're just offering sucky incentives.
[From the WaPo: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/31/india-moon-landing-brain-drain/]

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