How to Motivate Agency Interns: Better Housing for Better Work

Lovely suite to rat-infested basement

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Here's a twisted take on employee motivation. Belgian monarchy ad agency Mortierbrigade has devised a medieval cutting-edge system of housing to inspire its peasants interns to work harder. Mortierbrigade generously lodges aspiring creatives in a building adjacent to its offices. The catch: The quality of the accommodations varies greatly from floor to floor. All starry-eyed naifs start out equal, living on the ground floor in the "Tent for Two," furnished with "sleeping bags, bugs, and a malfunctioning shower."

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