> but it does at least show you that it's not stuck in joyless "professionalism" that would guarantee that it isn't one. I agree with most of your comment but

> but it does at least show you that it's not stuck in joyless "professionalism" that would guarantee that it isn't one. I agree with most of your comment but I disagree with that. I think you have to define what a "joyless, professional" work environment really means. To me, it means nobody enjoys their work, nobody feels challenged, nobody feels heard, rather everyone is just a cog/code monkey. If that's the case, throwing in some nerf guns and free soda won't change anything. However, to you, a "joyless, professional" work environment seems to mean one where people aren't friendly with each other, and nobody has any fun when they're at work but not currently working. In that case, some toys actually might help a good deal. So I guess it's a subjective topic and both are equally valid definitions depending on your values.