These tweets absolutely nail the absurdity of many tech offices

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At one of Google's London offices, you can have a meeting in a rowing boat.

Chief among the amazing perks that tech companies offer their employees are crazy offices.

From slides to ballpits, meditation rooms to absurdly themed meeting rooms, many startups have offices that look like something out of Roald Dahl's imagination.

But you have to wonder - how suitable are these zany workspaces when it actually comes down to business? Are hammocks really the best place for resolving a HR dispute? Do you want to be surrounded by video game murals when going through a painful restructuring?

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A series of tweets by Chappell Ellison, a New York-based writer and designer, on Thursday night perfectly captured the absurdity of many modern offices.