Yup, I've brought my own stuff in before, because it's what I wanted. Happy that I now work at a place that isn't like that! I could see what you mean by that,

Yup, I've brought my own stuff in before, because it's what I wanted. Happy that I now work at a place that isn't like that! I could see what you mean by that, but in this instance, the owner was a notorious penny pincher. It was because he was cheap. This was also back in the early 2000's when the company culture was that of drinking during work on Fridays. You may think it was the 80's... everyone called the place "The Country Club"