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I definitely stay at work, and stay on campus longer because of the free breakfasts and lunches.

charliesome 8y ago
I don't understand how this is an argument in favour of free food/drink. You're selling whatever additional time you give to your employer for a rock bottom price. It's not a good deal.
- rusk 8y ago
  Without knowing details of compensation you can't really say whether they've given their extra time at a rock bottom price or not.
  - pc86 8y ago
    For most employees, especially those commenting here, every hour above 40.0 is $0. It doesn't get much more rock bottom than that.
    - rusk 8y ago
      I don’t consider myself to be on an hourly wage. I’m on a salary. If I need to work more hours I work more hours, if that’s what it takes to get the job done.
- ytwySXpMbS 8y ago
  I don't think he is arguing for free food/drinks, nowhere did he say he was arguing in favour.
- krylon 8y ago
  > It's not a good deal. It is, though, for the employer. I think the GP was trying to say that free food/drinks are a bad place to start saving money.
sjapkee 8y ago
Spend your free time on work... Very stupid idea.
- w_t_payne 8y ago
  Depends on the relationship that you have with your employer. I always (in the past) tried to drink the kool-aid as much as I could ... (until that got abused) ... If I start a business, one of my main goals is going to be to build a team that does justice to the passion that it's members put in to it.
  - sjapkee 8y ago
    What can be a passion for business that is not even yours? You want the impossible.
    - pc86 8y ago
      Plenty of people are self aware enough to know they don't have what it takes to [start,own,run] a business. They can still be passionate about the work they're doing.
    - w_t_payne 8y ago
      I have been passionate about working for organizations that were not mine. Many of the people that I work with are pretty passionate about what they do as well.
- itronitron 8y ago
  it isn't really your free time if it involves going out and finding food

I don't understand how this is an argument in favour of free food/drink. You're selling whatever additional time you give to your employer for a rock bottom price. It's not a good deal.

rusk 8y ago
Without knowing details of compensation you can't really say whether they've given their extra time at a rock bottom price or not.
- pc86 8y ago
  For most employees, especially those commenting here, every hour above 40.0 is $0. It doesn't get much more rock bottom than that.
  - rusk 8y ago
    I don’t consider myself to be on an hourly wage. I’m on a salary. If I need to work more hours I work more hours, if that’s what it takes to get the job done.
ytwySXpMbS 8y ago
I don't think he is arguing for free food/drinks, nowhere did he say he was arguing in favour.
krylon 8y ago
> It's not a good deal. It is, though, for the employer. I think the GP was trying to say that free food/drinks are a bad place to start saving money.

sjapkee 8y ago

Spend your free time on work... Very stupid idea.

w_t_payne 8y ago
Depends on the relationship that you have with your employer. I always (in the past) tried to drink the kool-aid as much as I could ... (until that got abused) ... If I start a business, one of my main goals is going to be to build a team that does justice to the passion that it's members put in to it.
- sjapkee 8y ago
  What can be a passion for business that is not even yours? You want the impossible.
  - pc86 8y ago
    Plenty of people are self aware enough to know they don't have what it takes to [start,own,run] a business. They can still be passionate about the work they're doing.
  - w_t_payne 8y ago
    I have been passionate about working for organizations that were not mine. Many of the people that I work with are pretty passionate about what they do as well.
itronitron 8y ago
it isn't really your free time if it involves going out and finding food