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You're missing the point; soda is a creature comfort. If an employer can cut soda, they can cut coffee, and coffee brewing equipment. They can cut refrigerator

• peterwwillis 10y ago
  In your argument, cutting any creature comfort is a slippery slope that leads not only to removal of all creature comforts, but also the removal of rest areas and communal food and drink preparation areas, and even unsanitary facilities. (This sounds like a joke...) First, almost all corporations in America have break rooms and do not usually give away anything except possibly tea and coffee. Removing the free tea and coffee does not remove the break room. Break rooms have multiple uses. Second, there are some laws and some basic industry standard practices that apply to the sanitary conditions of washrooms. Removal of creature comforts or breakrooms do not change them. Third, Cigarettes are also a creature comfort. Why not give away cigarettes? Because they're bad for you, and expensive. Sodas are also bad for you, and expensive. And might I add, neither are necessary for you to do your job. Removing them would not have an effect on removing the break room or equipment, the sanitary conditions of washrooms, or anything else, because quite frankly they are not only unnecessary but they are (over time) harmful to the employee's health and contribute to diseases that will only prevent the employee from doing their job and increasing medical coverage costs. So I doubt companies give away free soda and chips to prevent the slippery slope of unsanitary bathrooms.