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100% this. In every company I have been at that was going south, the first things to go after a hiring freeze were snacks and lunch. When companies walk back

by lrvick 2y ago

100% this. In every company I have been at that was going south, the first things to go after a hiring freeze were snacks and lunch. When companies walk back any benefits of the job that cause you to pay for things out of pocket, you just got a pay cut, and should GTFO.

ttyprintk 2y ago
I’ve seen two sides of this: when the company is small and 80% of the sodas are taken by 20% of the people, it’s a quirk of personality. When the company is large, removing a building’s $750/year snack budget is a trial balloon for identifying who will tolerate the much deeper cuts.
abc123abc123 2y ago
Amen! This has been my experience too. When the free snacks go, it is time to move to the next job. Usually the big cuts follow 6-18 months after the first snacks have gone.
dagw 2y ago
I worked at a company that bought a smaller company. That smaller company had free snacks and we didn't. Somewhere in the negotiation someone from our company had promised the employees at the smaller company that they would be able to keep their free snacks. Anyway, merger happens and no free snacks. Now there were probably several reasons why the merger wasn't a success and why basically everybody from that company left as soon as they could, but the one thing every one of them would bring up when you talked to them was "we were promised that we would get to keep our snacks and they lied to us".
- rightbyte 2y ago
  Food is holy in a primal way. It pisses people off when you mess with their food, don't invite them for it, etc. Way way way more than what is proportional to the costs. Like, 'pizza for all but the contractor' kind of social transgressions.
  - bravetraveler 2y ago
    Seriously. I have a 'thing' about eating around people... feels gross, prefer not to. You'd think I insulted someone for their choices by opting out I know they mean well with their lunch offer, but I'm barely socialized. I don't want to develop that skill, it's not personal. I'm just firmly independent
    - fragmede 2y ago
      What a career, no, life limiting attitude. you do you, but yikes.
      - bravetraveler 2y ago
        Sorry, who are you? Definitely not my employer, family, therapist, spouse, or friend. You have no idea and are speaking entirely out of turn. I don't need judgement from anyone but them. I'll bite anyway. We don't all seek the same 'rewards'. My career is great, well known and trusted by many. I'm paid very well. I have a healthy network despite my refusal to aimlessly stuff my face hole. The interviews for my last two offers were technicalities. The point I'm getting at is, I can be sociable when it matters. This and most things don't. There's benefit to be had. I saved a lot of time, arguably years of learning, by skipping religiously posturing around meals. Still, thanks for your input, I guess. I hope we're all better served for having endured it. You can keep going on about my life if you'd like, but I'd prefer if you fuck off with your contrived perception. Limitation of others is the point. Selection. I'm a product of the environment, choosing less. As far as you know this pulled me from the gutter. Again, fuck off. Don't tell me limiting. You don't know anything about me or the path I had to take. Your post is basically: "mental health problems, yikes". Let's really talk about limiting. Go be an NPC somewhere else. Try to be someone damaged people like me would actually want to engage with. It's healthier for everyone. Or keep trolling. You do you, boo. That's how the phrase generally goes. I can tell you that because people born in my original social class created it, visitor.
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- Yizahi 2y ago
  One thing is certain in 2024 - ANY agreement to the low rank employees about something after merger/acquisition is a lie. Like clockwork, every single time.
sys_64738 2y ago
I found it was time to go when the benefits literature in the Fall went from being glossy printouts to black and white photocopies.

by lrvick 2y ago

ttyprintk 2y ago

I’ve seen two sides of this: when the company is small and 80% of the sodas are taken by 20% of the people, it’s a quirk of personality. When the company is large, removing a building’s $750/year snack budget is a trial balloon for identifying who will tolerate the much deeper cuts.

abc123abc123 2y ago

Amen! This has been my experience too. When the free snacks go, it is time to move to the next job. Usually the big cuts follow 6-18 months after the first snacks have gone.

dagw 2y ago

I worked at a company that bought a smaller company. That smaller company had free snacks and we didn't. Somewhere in the negotiation someone from our company had promised the employees at the smaller company that they would be able to keep their free snacks. Anyway, merger happens and no free snacks. Now there were probably several reasons why the merger wasn't a success and why basically everybody from that company left as soon as they could, but the one thing every one of them would bring up when you talked to them was "we were promised that we would get to keep our snacks and they lied to us".

rightbyte 2y ago
Food is holy in a primal way. It pisses people off when you mess with their food, don't invite them for it, etc. Way way way more than what is proportional to the costs. Like, 'pizza for all but the contractor' kind of social transgressions.
- bravetraveler 2y ago
  Seriously. I have a 'thing' about eating around people... feels gross, prefer not to. You'd think I insulted someone for their choices by opting out I know they mean well with their lunch offer, but I'm barely socialized. I don't want to develop that skill, it's not personal. I'm just firmly independent
  - fragmede 2y ago
    What a career, no, life limiting attitude. you do you, but yikes.
    - bravetraveler 2y ago
      Sorry, who are you? Definitely not my employer, family, therapist, spouse, or friend. You have no idea and are speaking entirely out of turn. I don't need judgement from anyone but them. I'll bite anyway. We don't all seek the same 'rewards'. My career is great, well known and trusted by many. I'm paid very well. I have a healthy network despite my refusal to aimlessly stuff my face hole. The interviews for my last two offers were technicalities. The point I'm getting at is, I can be sociable when it matters. This and most things don't. There's benefit to be had. I saved a lot of time, arguably years of learning, by skipping religiously posturing around meals. Still, thanks for your input, I guess. I hope we're all better served for having endured it. You can keep going on about my life if you'd like, but I'd prefer if you fuck off with your contrived perception. Limitation of others is the point. Selection. I'm a product of the environment, choosing less. As far as you know this pulled me from the gutter. Again, fuck off. Don't tell me limiting. You don't know anything about me or the path I had to take. Your post is basically: "mental health problems, yikes". Let's really talk about limiting. Go be an NPC somewhere else. Try to be someone damaged people like me would actually want to engage with. It's healthier for everyone. Or keep trolling. You do you, boo. That's how the phrase generally goes. I can tell you that because people born in my original social class created it, visitor.
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Yizahi 2y ago
One thing is certain in 2024 - ANY agreement to the low rank employees about something after merger/acquisition is a lie. Like clockwork, every single time.

sys_64738 2y ago

I found it was time to go when the benefits literature in the Fall went from being glossy printouts to black and white photocopies.