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> Meanwhile, in our low-perqs atmosphere in NY, distractions were limited and productivity was high. We also all made money.

Yes, that's how it usually works out.

By the way, 'perqs' is a peculiar word. English is my second language but I'm used to seeing the word 'perks'.

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You have it right, “perq” is non-standard:

https://grammarist.com/usage/perk-vs-perq/

The full word is perquisite. Perk is slang.

Huh. I'm a native English speaker and I've never seen that word in my life. I thought it was a typo for a moment

Literally the only other time I've ever seen it spelled out was in a 11th-grade Economics class when I told the teacher that she misspelled "prerequisite" and she explained what a perk was.

Garner's Modern English Usage covers "perquisite" in order to call out confusion between that word and "prerequisite", but notes in passing that perquisite is "often shortened to perk". No mention of "perq" which, as with other posters, I've personally never seen.

In general, if you chose a usage that generates discussion about your language choices, and there was another option that would convey the exact same thing and not generate discussion, it's best to regard that as a mistake.

There is no such word as "perq" in American English.

https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=perq

Perhaps, it is British English.

I don't think so. Garner's is an American English usage guide, and they define it (see above).

It is not.

That misspelling made me realize OP is not a native english speaker and he's trying to import the slave-driving work culture from whatever country he's from into the US.

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