Drum kits and kombucha: how some Australian firms are enticing Gen Z back into the office

Melbourne creative agency Thinkerbell features a drum kit in its Melbourne office – one enticement to reduce staff working from home. Photograph: Steve Scalone/Supplied

A drum kit in the corner. A giant pigeon statue. Slides, kombucha on tap and a bright green fluffy library. A dartboard on which employees can win a Cartier watch – or a single jelly bean.

Not since the dotcom bubble have Australian offices been this wacky, but employers insist they have to go there – or risk Gen Z staying home.