The cynic in me wonders if management and the soda industry colluded to make free soda a symbol of something deeper, namely, management pretending to care about

The cynic in me wonders if management and the soda industry colluded to make free soda a symbol of something deeper, namely, management pretending to care about their workers. Come for the free soda, and stay for the open plan offices and Agile Scrum meetings. I once read an article, I think in the Wall Street Journal, about Levi-Strauss sending out promotional materials to HR departments about how to set up "Casual Friday" at the workplace. It was a promotion for their Dockers brand.