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Bagels. Really? That's what it takes to make life at $COMPANY awesome? What about working with smart people on interesting problems?

by rryan 15y ago

creativityland 15y ago
Sometimes it's the small things that make working and life a bit awesome...so if it's bagels for some, then yes.
jordan0day 15y ago
I think the math is something more like: $COMPANY provides bagels. +1 "Sweet!" point. $COMPANY provides bagels, but later stops providing bagels. -10 "Sweet!" points. The removal of a perk has a larger net negative impact on morale than its existence ever did on the positive side.
Peaker 15y ago
You can turn it around and ask: Really? Is the morale of the employees not worth the cost of a bagel? Removing the small benefits sends a message to the employees -- and it's the wrong message to send. In my company, we've had lots of nice little luxuries in our kitchen. Slowly, they removed these, bit by bit. They save an astonishingly small amount, but morale did suffer because of that. Our extra happiness at the workplace is not worth the cents to the management -- is basically the message.
r00fus 15y ago
No shit. I've worked at companies that offered free bagels and it didn't make any difference to me in the long run.
vetler 15y ago
First they came for the bagels, and I didn't speak out because I was on a low carb diet. Then they came for the micro kitchens, and I didn't speak out because I didn't mind walking a little bit further. Then they came for the free meals, and I didn't speak out because I could buy my own meals. Then they came for the Google time, and I didn't speak out because I worked on personal projects on the weekends. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me.
YesThatTom 15y ago
I work for Google and I eat a bagel every morning at the Google cafeteria. WTF are you talking about? The perks have been getting BETTER in the last few years.

Bagels. Really? That's what it takes to make life at $COMPANY awesome? What about working with smart people on interesting problems?

by rryan 15y ago

Bagels. Really? That's what it takes to make life at $COMPANY awesome? What about working with smart people on interesting problems?

creativityland 15y ago

Sometimes it's the small things that make working and life a bit awesome...so if it's bagels for some, then yes.

jordan0day 15y ago

I think the math is something more like: $COMPANY provides bagels. +1 "Sweet!" point. $COMPANY provides bagels, but later stops providing bagels. -10 "Sweet!" points. The removal of a perk has a larger net negative impact on morale than its existence ever did on the positive side.

Peaker 15y ago

You can turn it around and ask: Really? Is the morale of the employees not worth the cost of a bagel? Removing the small benefits sends a message to the employees -- and it's the wrong message to send. In my company, we've had lots of nice little luxuries in our kitchen. Slowly, they removed these, bit by bit. They save an astonishingly small amount, but morale did suffer because of that. Our extra happiness at the workplace is not worth the cents to the management -- is basically the message.

r00fus 15y ago

No shit. I've worked at companies that offered free bagels and it didn't make any difference to me in the long run.

vetler 15y ago

First they came for the bagels, and I didn't speak out because I was on a low carb diet. Then they came for the micro kitchens, and I didn't speak out because I didn't mind walking a little bit further. Then they came for the free meals, and I didn't speak out because I could buy my own meals. Then they came for the Google time, and I didn't speak out because I worked on personal projects on the weekends. Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak out for me.

YesThatTom 15y ago

I work for Google and I eat a bagel every morning at the Google cafeteria. WTF are you talking about? The perks have been getting BETTER in the last few years.