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My first startup did something like this. They got rid of 6pm dinner because people were staying until dinner and then just leaving. After the company got rid
by fatnoah 4y ago
My first startup did something like this. They got rid of 6pm dinner because people were staying until dinner and then just leaving. After the company got rid of dinner, people just left at 5pm instead.
The net result was that the company saved about $150/day, and lost about 25 hours worth of work. Not sure if was a good deal or not.
- chillel 4y agowere people really working till 6, or were they just bumming around for an hour?
- more_corn 4y agoI’m my experience people were there working. There is a strong tradition in Silicon Valley of arriving late and working into the evening.
- nytesky 4y agoSo by arriving late, they weren’t actually working a high number of productive hours, but just time shifting and taking advantage of paid dinner — so a break for both lunch and dinner after late arrival? Has that late arrival changed as millenials gotten older and had families to see for dinner?
- fatnoah 4y agoPeople were generally working.
- gnicholas 4y agoDid you get rid of dinner for everyone, or just the people who were eating-and-running?
- fatnoah 4y agoThe meals were stopped entirely. I also wasn't in charge of anything, so I was just as annoyed as everyone else.
- stuaxo 4y agoSounds like a good deal for the workers.