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Young urbanites don't cook. They don't drive, how do they get groceries. They probably have a single frying pan. For these people, free food at work might be

Young urbanites don't cook. They don't drive, how do they get groceries. They probably have a single frying pan. For these people, free food at work might be a large portion of their daily caloric intake, outside of the beer/booze.

908B64B197 6y ago
I don't know why this is downvoted. Honestly, I bet a lot of employees were fine with living in apartments with minimal kitchens (most studios have the kitchen be a single long counter in a corridor of the apartment) since they would be getting their meals at the office anyways.
- wreath 6y ago
  Yep - When I started cooking more meals and larger portions because I'm home most of the time and wanted to gain weight, I noticed that my kitchen is really suboptimal for this. Prepping breakfast and or a quick supper does the job, anything a bit more elaborate becomes a hot mess due to space and appliances.
- ufmace 6y ago
  It was an oddly contemptuous take IMO. Like what's the beef with having a single frying pan? If you really don't cook anything at all, why do you have even one? Or there's no reason you couldn't cook 3 meals a day in a single frying pan if you wanted to, just a little more cleaning. As a small-kitchen-haver, cooking is perfectly doable. What's tougher is making enough food for 6 people or a 4-dish meal.
dhruvrrp 6y ago
I completely agree. Not everyone knows, or even wants to cook 3 meals a day (me included). For people who have gotten free food through their work, it is a big deal. Now they either have to make stuff themselves (which costs time) or source it from outside (which costs money).
- s1artibartfast 6y ago
  I understand that this can be a point of dissatisfaction, but I think most people are reacting to the presumption that it is somehow the employers responsibility to address it. For most of society, the answer is obvious: Figure it out, Snacks aren't in your contract.
  - linuxftw 6y ago
    In the US, we don't typically have employment contracts. Facebook was serving up 2+ meals per day. At (a modest estimate) $20/day, that works out to be about $5k per year. That's not an insignificant amount of cash to some people.
    - s1artibartfast 6y ago
      I guarantee that facebook employees have an employment contract they signed. This would cover assignment of intellectual property, moonlighting, and other topics. In the US, an employer can absolutely cut your salary by 5k/yr if it isn't in your contract. But this is all beside the point, I'm not saying that 5k isn't insignificant to people, even FANG employees. I totally understand that. Im saying that facebook can take this away at the drop of a hat with no notice. It is weird to outsiders that the employees don't seem to understand this.
      - linuxftw 6y ago
        There are often agreements made, but the employment is still at will. So there's no 'contract' for the employment itself, whereas other jurisdictions have actual contracts, and employer can't simply fire you or alter your pay outside the scope of the contract. Everyone understands that the benefits are subject to change. If management changes them and you don't prefer the changes, you speak up. Personally, I won't work somewhere that doesn't offer free coffee. If the coffee is canceled, I will start looking for another gig.
        s1artibartfast 6y ago

908B64B197 6y ago

I don't know why this is downvoted. Honestly, I bet a lot of employees were fine with living in apartments with minimal kitchens (most studios have the kitchen be a single long counter in a corridor of the apartment) since they would be getting their meals at the office anyways.

wreath 6y ago
Yep - When I started cooking more meals and larger portions because I'm home most of the time and wanted to gain weight, I noticed that my kitchen is really suboptimal for this. Prepping breakfast and or a quick supper does the job, anything a bit more elaborate becomes a hot mess due to space and appliances.
ufmace 6y ago
It was an oddly contemptuous take IMO. Like what's the beef with having a single frying pan? If you really don't cook anything at all, why do you have even one? Or there's no reason you couldn't cook 3 meals a day in a single frying pan if you wanted to, just a little more cleaning. As a small-kitchen-haver, cooking is perfectly doable. What's tougher is making enough food for 6 people or a 4-dish meal.

dhruvrrp 6y ago

I completely agree. Not everyone knows, or even wants to cook 3 meals a day (me included). For people who have gotten free food through their work, it is a big deal. Now they either have to make stuff themselves (which costs time) or source it from outside (which costs money).

s1artibartfast 6y ago
I understand that this can be a point of dissatisfaction, but I think most people are reacting to the presumption that it is somehow the employers responsibility to address it. For most of society, the answer is obvious: Figure it out, Snacks aren't in your contract.
- linuxftw 6y ago
  In the US, we don't typically have employment contracts. Facebook was serving up 2+ meals per day. At (a modest estimate) $20/day, that works out to be about $5k per year. That's not an insignificant amount of cash to some people.
  - s1artibartfast 6y ago
    I guarantee that facebook employees have an employment contract they signed. This would cover assignment of intellectual property, moonlighting, and other topics. In the US, an employer can absolutely cut your salary by 5k/yr if it isn't in your contract. But this is all beside the point, I'm not saying that 5k isn't insignificant to people, even FANG employees. I totally understand that. Im saying that facebook can take this away at the drop of a hat with no notice. It is weird to outsiders that the employees don't seem to understand this.
    - linuxftw 6y ago
      There are often agreements made, but the employment is still at will. So there's no 'contract' for the employment itself, whereas other jurisdictions have actual contracts, and employer can't simply fire you or alter your pay outside the scope of the contract. Everyone understands that the benefits are subject to change. If management changes them and you don't prefer the changes, you speak up. Personally, I won't work somewhere that doesn't offer free coffee. If the coffee is canceled, I will start looking for another gig.
      - s1artibartfast 6y ago