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That’s $30,000 a year. Well less than 1/4 the annual salary of an engineer in any major metro. Is the reduction in employee satisfaction really worth it? Redu
by wikibob 7y ago
That’s $30,000 a year. Well less than 1/4 the annual salary of an engineer in any major metro.
Is the reduction in employee satisfaction really worth it?
Reduction of snacks and office perks is a classic canary in the coal mine for those in the know to beware of coming cutbacks and start interviewing elsewhere.
Someone internet famous has written about this. I will try to find the link.
- greenyoda 7y ago$30K/year may seem trivial if it's a VC-funded startup. However, if it's a bootstrapped company that's struggling to turn a profit, $30K/year could be the difference between life and death. For example, if you spend it on marketing you live, but if you spend it on snacks, you die. > Is the reduction in employee satisfaction really worth it? Not everyone cares about free food/drinks. The only freebies the company I work for provides are bad coffee and tea, but I don't care one way or the other. My decision to stay or leave is based on factors like the work I'm doing, the people I work with and the quality of management.
- kop316 7y agoI got you: https://steveblank.com/2009/12/21/the-elves-leave-middle-earth-%E2%80%93-soda%E2%80%99s-are-no-longer-free/ https://steveblank.com/2009/12/21/the-elves-leave-middle-ear...
- argimenes 7y agoI can't even tell if this is parody anymore.