I worked for a post-startup company early in my career. The Christmas parties were awesome, my first few years there included parties at the Shedd Aquarium and

I worked for a post-startup company early in my career. The Christmas parties were awesome, my first few years there included parties at the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum. There were subsidized vending machines as well. I knew engineers who would spend a dollar on the vending machine and get a few bags of chips for lunch. Subsidized vending machines were the first to go. Then the Christmas parties. Then a bunch of other changes which showed derision for customers and employees both.