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Take a look at the cool spaces where employees at companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Uber hang out when they're not at their desks

In-office bars aren't unusual. At Yelp's Manhattan office, there are of kegs on tap to help the team kick back and relax — and throw office happy hours.

Take a look at the cool spaces where employees at companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Uber hang out when they're not at their desks
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Or, for a different vibe, they can hop on this office swing.

Or, for a different vibe, they can hop on this office swing.

Uber's Manhattan office has its own ping-pong room. Apparently, tournaments can get pretty competitive here.

Uber

For anyone who's not looking to compete, there's also space to relax with the "Ubear."

For anyone who

Uber also has seasonal beers and wines on tap in the kitchen. That makes it easy for employees to throw impromptu office happy hours in the evenings.

Uber also has seasonal beers and wines on tap in the kitchen. That makes it easy for employees to throw impromptu office happy hours in the evenings.

LinkedIn's rec room has perks like a pool table, foosball tables, and a karaoke machine.

LinkedIn

The Empire State Building office also comes equipped with its own secret speakeasy, hidden by a wall of rotary phones.

The Empire State Building office also comes equipped with its own secret speakeasy, hidden by a wall of rotary phones.

In the speakeasy, LinkedIn hosts "Beers for My Peers" every Thursday night. The program encourages everyone the office to swing by, where new hires act as bartenders.

In the speakeasy, LinkedIn hosts "Beers for My Peers" every Thursday night. The program encourages everyone the office to swing by, where new hires act as bartenders.

At Facebook, workers have plenty of space to sit back and enjoy the lovely office murals, created by visiting artists and employees alike.

At Facebook, workers have plenty of space to sit back and enjoy the lovely office murals, created by visiting artists and employees alike.

Workers can also take a breather in this tiny room. Celebrities like singer Selena Gomez and model Ashley Graham have snapped photos in this spot and posted them to their Instagram pages.

Workers can also take a breather in this tiny room. Celebrities like singer Selena Gomez and model Ashley Graham have snapped photos in this spot and posted them to their Instagram pages.

Meanwhile, at Kickstarter's Brooklyn office, employees can unwind in the office's massive library.

Meanwhile, at Kickstarter

And then there's the kitchen, which Kickstarter employees consider the "social hub" of the office.

And then there

And it's hard to beat the office's rooftop garden, where movies are screened in nice weather and there's a view across the East River.

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It's the favorite gathering spot for employees — and their canine colleagues.

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