Most people don’t think of their office as a cozy, comfortable, even dare we say it, fun place to be. But that all started changing a few years ago as companies across the country committed themselves to providing a place or work that didn’t seem so much like, well, work.

When CardConnect CEO Jeffrey Shanahan thinks of what attracts smart, motivated twenty-somethings to work at his King of Prussia fintech firm, he thinks: Office space. But not the movie — definitely not. Shanahan is referring to the layout and offerings in the building he shares with 230 employees. To them, environment is paramount, writes Lauren McCutcheon for philly.com 

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CardConnect is a credit card processing company that, in July, sold to larger credit card processing company, First Data. Shanahan compares CardConnect to the ubiquitous credit card processing company Square. He understands if he wants to keep locally grown talent local, he needs to give them the sort of atmosphere that feels like Silicon Valley in the Delaware Valley. CardConnect, named No. 1 midsize company, has made the Top Workplaces list for two years in a row.

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Collaborative work spaces are being designed so workers from a variety of different companies can feel comfortable sharing the same space.

New offices are being designed to offer comfort, which increase productivity, which boosts employee morale. So while to some it may seem frivolous to have a ping pong table next to the lunch room, a quick, spirited game often sends the combatants back to their desks, refreshed and ready to tackle the next project.

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