Shocking perks lavished on AI workers and in other thriving sectors as rest of job market tightens

Americans may be dropping out of the workforce in droves amid a tightening labor market favoring blue collar joes over corporate drones — but some lucky workers on the thriving, highly-competitive end of the economy are still partying like it’s 2019.AI engineers, biohackers, luxury consultants — they’re among the privileged few whose bosses still have to work overtime to keep happy, in an era of dwindling corporate loyalty.

And they’re doing it the good old fashioned way: with loads of free perks.While the 75 million corporate workers in America increasingly are back to contenting themselves with the basics these days, in-demand industries are hanging on to high-performing employees by handing over gratis gourmet meals, exclusive club memberships and expensive beauty treatments.Just how astonishingly over-the-top can perks get in 2026? Grab a cup of hopefully-free coffee and pull up a chair in your mostly-clean breakroom — and read about some of the most outrageous on-the-clock freebies still for the taking.For Devin Cain, a 29-year-old AI engineer who’s worked at Google for nearly four years, the multinational tech company has served as a one-stop shop — a doctor’s office, nap lounge, travel hub, gym, arcade and global cuisine food court rolled into one.Having worked in a staggering 48 Google offices throughout his time at the company (the tech giant has set-ups in nearly 60 nations), the Austin, Texas-based worker told The Post that he’s only at his physical office “around two days a week” and takes full advantage of the company’s “Work from Anywhere” policy, which generally allows employees to log in from any company locale for four weeks a year, subject to some restrictions.Cain pays for his own travels, but took advantage of Google’s in-office medical clinic for a recent trip to Africa.

In between meetings with his engineering team, he got a panel of vaccines and blood tests required for the voyage.Overseas work perks include...