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this is the campus that Facebook built with its metropolitan vibe it's not your typical office Park our courtyard is really paying tribute to our roots which come from downtown Palo Alto so when you go out there you're gonna feel kind of an urban feel to it we have a Boulevard running down the center for bicycles and ripstix like most Main streets it has all the necessities and then some restaurants a full-fledged Bank and arcade and a candy shop even by Silicon Valley standards where gourmet foods snack kitchens and free transportation are common facebook offers perks that could inspire workplace envy we actually have a 1950s throwback barber shop that does hot shaves we also have a woodshop here the IT vending machine on-site health center bike repair shop and other extras may add to the bottom line but in the end it's a smart business decision we measure satisfaction utilization we also take a look at productivity time savings so if we can avoid someone having to leave work they drive to a doctor's appointment wait be seen and have to come back the assumption of course is that employees spend any spare time building and improving the social network what we offer our perks of convenience our purposes is to create white space for our employees so that they can be freed up to focus on what they're most passionate about for most companies employee perks are a smart business decision it makes sense during boom times but what happens if a bus comes along facebook says it would still offer the benefits you know I think that we're very thoughtful and methodical about how we approach benefits so having been through this many times in the valley I think that going into it we go in a lot more prepared that we don't want to have to take things away later on for a potential hire weighing multiple job offers that could tip the scales in Facebook's favor a recent survey by the career site Glassdoor found that one out of five workers said office perks were important if we look at comp and benefits for Facebook in 2013 on a five-point scale they rank four point five out of five that literally blows every other tech company out of the water when we're looking at Google Apple Yahoo and the perks keep coming plans for a new Facebook building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry boast a rooftop garden and inside an open layout which lends itself to social networking naturally in Menlo Park California I'm Sumi das Cena comm for CBS News