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One of the places I worked, I remember talking with the admin. She was responsible for ordering food to keep the kitchen stocked. It was a few coffee machines,
by dceddia 7y ago
One of the places I worked, I remember talking with the admin. She was responsible for ordering food to keep the kitchen stocked. It was a few coffee machines, and a rack full of snacks. No beer, no drinks. IIRC she said it cost something on the order of $50-75k/year, and this was for an office of maybe 150 people or so.
I guess that amount of money is small compared to some engineers' salaries but I was surprised by how expensive it was for coffee & snacks.
- whatsmyusername 7y agoThe moment coffee goes I go. So you could say it's more expensive not to pay for it.
- laegooose 7y ago$50k/year per 150 people is 1$/day per person. How is that expensive?
- BubRoss 7y ago150 people is a lot. Their payroll and benefits probably cost $10 - $15 million per year.
- smsm42 7y ago$50k/year looks like a lot, but imagine you lose an equivalent of just one person out of 150 for not having it - e.g. in people leaving and not being immediately replaced, training costs, time costs of going into a corner coffee-shop to get some joe and returning 1.5 hours later, costs of not being able to hire top people because they like to be provided coffee, etc., etc. You'll see very quickly how it is not a wasted money at all.