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I thought I remembered reading somewhere that Google (or some company in a similar position) had worked out the math and figured that the free meals more than p
by rootusrootus 4y ago
I thought I remembered reading somewhere that Google (or some company in a similar position) had worked out the math and figured that the free meals more than paid for themselves in increased productivity (or at least seat time) because employees weren't getting up to go off-site to find lunch. As often as not they'd be quickly back at their desk coding away.
- a4isms 4y agoNever mind startups, I once had a client who was in the printing business, a numbers-driven blue-collar culture at the time. They worked out the loss of productivity from workers going out to the coffee truck and decided it was a win to spend a little money on coffee if it kept workers from going outside when they heard the truck’s horn.
- thehappypm 4y agoWhat’s funny about Google is that people will travel across campus (sometimes even to other nearby campuses) for better food! It’s still much faster than eating out, though.
- titanomachy 4y agoAs an employee I also find it more convenient. I don't really want to pick people to go to lunch with, wait to be seated at a restaurant, wait for someone to take my order, receive a standardized quantity/proportion of food, wait for someone to come with the bill, decide how much to tip, etc. Instead I serve myself the exact proportions that I want, go find friends to sit with, eat, chat, then drop off my dishes and leave. The rituals of eating out and having food prepared to order are expensive and don't provide a lot of value to me over self-serve, generally speaking.