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The first startup I worked for had the usual free coffee, but the only food they offered was the entire salad drawer of the refrigerator filled with every candy

The first startup I worked for had the usual free coffee, but the only food they offered was the entire salad drawer of the refrigerator filled with every candy bar imaginable. Refilled twice a day. Within a month of us moving into that building we'd all put on about 20lbs. Every coffee break was also candy bar time. We demanded they remove them all, for our own safety.

FinnLobsien 2y ago
which one was your favorite though?
- a012 2y ago
  Candy bar. Because office coffee is mediocre
  - qingcharles 2y ago
    I've worked from home for 20 years. Is office coffee still as horrible as it was? I thought startups all upgraded to $20,000 Clover brewing systems or something?
    - WalterBright 2y ago
      Boeing coffee was MIL SPEC.
      - ashoeafoot 2y ago
        Roasted to a standard in the cold war. MRE Jalapeno Cheese as snack!
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    - swiftcoder 2y ago
      A bunch of them did, but they don't all maintain them to exacting standards over the long haul. If you want decent coffee out of one of those fancy grind-and-brew-in-place automatic espresso machines, they need to be deep-cleaned on a regular basis, and someone needs to be actively stocking good, fresh coffee beans...
    - anthomtb 2y ago
      My office now has an automated machine. I’d give it a 4/10. Not great but much better than the 1/10 from the old drip machine (and the occasional 0/10 when someone brewed with a double quantity in a misguided effort to coax a more pleasant flavor from those burnt beans).
  - DecentShoes 2y ago
    I think they meant which candy bar
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jfim 2y ago
That's what I wish the tech companies had, a way to limit the free snacks. I'd much prefer to have to tap my badge and have the machine tell me that I exceeded 300 kcal in snacks today so no more.
- amelius 2y ago
  https://www.thekitchensafe.com/ https://www.thekitchensafe.com/
zem 2y ago
I'm usually very good about just not eating the random snacks and candy in the office kitchen, but every now and then they bring madeleines into the rotation and I can't resist those :) it's always a mild relief when they're in the off-again phase.
InDubioProRubio 2y ago
Im sure the free market will help develop a solution for mammals overeating because there is no impulse control for that - ah, and here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocar
jajko 2y ago
They should have filled entire salad drawer with... good salad. Put up a bouldering wall or give their employees free/cheap entrance to nearby gym and give them time to actually do it. Ie I almost never go on lunch breaks if I can go to gym instead, once it becomes a habit its trivial to keep it up. Massive efficiency boost in my own private time, at 6pm I am over and worked out already. IT more than anything else (maybe apart from true art) is not about hours put in but efficiency of time spent. Breaks often help overcome blocks. Decent workouts and healthy lifestyle helps with better focusing mind since all is connected in each of us. Also helps with sleep which then goes back to mind and all.

FinnLobsien 2y ago

which one was your favorite though?

a012 2y ago
Candy bar. Because office coffee is mediocre
- qingcharles 2y ago
  I've worked from home for 20 years. Is office coffee still as horrible as it was? I thought startups all upgraded to $20,000 Clover brewing systems or something?
  - WalterBright 2y ago
    Boeing coffee was MIL SPEC.
    - ashoeafoot 2y ago
      Roasted to a standard in the cold war. MRE Jalapeno Cheese as snack!
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      [deleted]
  - swiftcoder 2y ago
    A bunch of them did, but they don't all maintain them to exacting standards over the long haul. If you want decent coffee out of one of those fancy grind-and-brew-in-place automatic espresso machines, they need to be deep-cleaned on a regular basis, and someone needs to be actively stocking good, fresh coffee beans...
  - anthomtb 2y ago
    My office now has an automated machine. I’d give it a 4/10. Not great but much better than the 1/10 from the old drip machine (and the occasional 0/10 when someone brewed with a double quantity in a misguided effort to coax a more pleasant flavor from those burnt beans).
- DecentShoes 2y ago
  I think they meant which candy bar

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jfim 2y ago

That's what I wish the tech companies had, a way to limit the free snacks. I'd much prefer to have to tap my badge and have the machine tell me that I exceeded 300 kcal in snacks today so no more.

amelius 2y ago
https://www.thekitchensafe.com/ https://www.thekitchensafe.com/

zem 2y ago

I'm usually very good about just not eating the random snacks and candy in the office kitchen, but every now and then they bring madeleines into the rotation and I can't resist those :) it's always a mild relief when they're in the off-again phase.

InDubioProRubio 2y ago

Im sure the free market will help develop a solution for mammals overeating because there is no impulse control for that - ah, and here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trocar

jajko 2y ago

They should have filled entire salad drawer with... good salad. Put up a bouldering wall or give their employees free/cheap entrance to nearby gym and give them time to actually do it. Ie I almost never go on lunch breaks if I can go to gym instead, once it becomes a habit its trivial to keep it up. Massive efficiency boost in my own private time, at 6pm I am over and worked out already. IT more than anything else (maybe apart from true art) is not about hours put in but efficiency of time spent. Breaks often help overcome blocks. Decent workouts and healthy lifestyle helps with better focusing mind since all is connected in each of us. Also helps with sleep which then goes back to mind and all.