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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
I think you over estimate how much people care about working downtown.
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I don't think it's that. I prefer to work downtown vs. an office park too, and I prefer to work in a pretty building vs. an ugly box as well. It's just that aligning those interests might not be the most profitable decisions for the company. I think the OP overestimates the impact of Imperial making their employees / potential employees happy has on their bottom line. Exxon did not become the world's biggest company coddling their workforce (everyone has Imperial/Exxon stories!). The competative advantage of being located in Alberta is the hydrocarbons located here not the 'brilliant minds' these companies get to tap. Exxon's competative advantage specifically is having a large enough business and organization to be able to handle the ebbs and flows of the oil industry better than other companies. Their size allows them to be able to be counter-cyclical and spend when everyone else is running scared, and avoid bidding up for materials and people when everyone else is in a frenzy.