Another reason why I'm not a fan of these corporate campuses made to look like amusement parks. I don't like the idea of my office becoming a place to hang out, eat, and take naps. There's something depressing to me about the idea of a company basically saying, "Here, look how awesome we made this place for you. Now you have no real reason to leave work." If long hours are expected, then pay should be commensurate. Investment bankers' lives suck, but at least they get paid huge salaries. I may be alone on this, but "perks" are not enough to motivate me to work longer hours than I agreed to.
That said, I have not worked for Google, and I tend to believe that this article is not very representative of what day-to-day life really looks like.
The office will most likely change and what has traditionally been the office of cubicles or whatever can be benefitted by these sorts of things. Having a huge salary won't always motivate people, which reminds me of an interesting TED talk by Dan Pink [1], mentioned in the article on page two.
That said, I have not worked for Google, and I tend to believe that this article is not very representative of what day-to-day life really looks like.