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10K sounds like a lot of cash for soda This, by the way, is the very definition of bikeshedding. Everyone knows about soda; everyone has bought it before. So c
by mechanical_fish 17y ago
10K sounds like a lot of cash for soda
This, by the way, is the very definition of bikeshedding. Everyone knows about soda; everyone has bought it before. So cutting out soda is something that the entire executive team feels competent to discuss -- unlike, say, the efficiency of the QA department's staffing schedule, or climate control zones, or the use of electricity for lighting offices at 3am, or the difficult politics of downsizing particular business units. Soda is a simple theatrical stunt for making the CFO look good. It's a good show.
Of course, as Steve points out, it sends a very clear message to the people who've been drinking those sodas: Your work is no longer considered an investment in the future. Now you're a cost center.
- pwnstigator 17y agoSoda is a simple theatrical stunt for making the CFO look good. It's a good show. Nailed it.
- noonespecial 17y agoUnfortunately, shows are just that. Pure signaling. If you cut $10k for snacks but the executive keeps his $30k company car lease, what have you just told the engineers who made the company possible in the first place? To them its about respect. Its worth more than money to most of these types, and when it dries up, they're gone. Most "I will work harder" types at startups just kind of know when the pigs are trading them to the glue factory for a case of whiskey.