If the only lever you have to keep people from slacking off is "yell at them", you're a bad manager. The free stuff in the office isn't meant just to coddle em

If the only lever you have to keep people from slacking off is "yell at them", you're a bad manager. The free stuff in the office isn't meant just to coddle employees. At scale, perks are cheaper than higher comp. It becomes hard for smaller companies to compete on them. It also improves productivity. Free lunches mean people are back their desk within 30 minutes, instead of taking an hour to drive off-campus. If you have the profit margins to fund this stuff, and a scarcity of talent, it's a no-brainer.