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Free snacks/drinks are always nice. Having lunch delivered also keeps people at their desk, working longer. Edit - I used to work for a company that offered a
by jefe78 16y ago
Free snacks/drinks are always nice. Having lunch delivered also keeps people at their desk, working longer.
Edit - I used to work for a company that offered a daily lunch budget, on the condition that it be delivered. You were free to eat anywhere you wanted, but realistically, you stayed in/around the building.
In the event that you had to stay after-hours, you were alloted a dinner budget to order in with everyone that had to stay.
Also, we had fresh fruit delivered as needed and Monday/Wednesday/Friday, fresh bagels and pastries were delivered.
We worked our butts off, knowing we didn't have to go home and make dinner/do groceries.
This was over in Denmark...I've only worked for one company in North America with as awesome a setup.
Implementing any of the above would probably go a long way.
- ibejoeb 16y agoYes, definitely keep the drink supply replenished. It's cheap to buy from bulk retailers. Check the yellowpages for beverage supply in your area.
- joshu 16y agoYeah, definitely. Actually, I worked at a team that refused to stock anything but water. My boss felt that the walk to a coffee place was more valuable to your creativity than staying at your desk. I agree, but sometimes you are just thirsty. So we've got an office where stuff is walkable as well as stocked beverages.
- joshu 16y agoI like this. Except in California, there are no good bagels. :(
- bartonfink 16y agoIf you're going to go with free drinks, make it easy for people to give some input as to what they want. I avoid high-fructose corn syrup, for example, but I still like soda. At the two places I've worked at that supplied free drinks, when I brought this up I was "politely" told "well, something is better than nothing, isn't it?" No, it isn't.