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Very true. And I did some rough estimations on why my employer wants us in the office. They make $115k a month of employees buying coffee. That is only coffee,
by thedangler 4y ago
Very true.
And I did some rough estimations on why my employer wants us in the office.
They make $115k a month of employees buying coffee. That is only coffee, and that was a very conservative estimate of only 40% of employees buying only a coffee on an average of $2.
This doesn't take into account parking we have to pay for, or lunch, or snacks.
- osigurdson 4y agoI can't imagine a dev shop not providing free coffee. The ROI has to be positive!
- Jorengarenar 4y agoYou have to pay for the coffee?!
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoIn many countries yes.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> They make $115k a month of employees buying coffee ... parking we have to pay for, or lunch, or snacks Lol what? Why are they making you pay for these things?
- gman2093 4y agoSome places make money selling software, some places make money selling out their employees!
- osigurdson 4y agoIt is back to the coal mining days it seems.
- UncleOxidant 4y agoIt's a profit center.
- chrisseaton 4y agoOr is it a cost-centre because most people wouldn’t work under those conditions and so you don’t get the best people to make profit with?
- UncleOxidant 4y agoIn the interviewing process they try to determine which potential employees will drink the most coffee.
- triceratops 4y agoIf your employer makes you pay for coffee, you need a new employer. I know companies with terrible reputations on HN that nevertheless have free coffee and tea.
- fbdab103 4y agoDo you know what office space costs? Incredibly difficult to imagine the coffee scheme is netting an observable dent to the balance sheet.