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> Make the food in the café free. If an employee eats an average of $15 of food per day (the actual average at Google which is closer to $10) it would cost Mic
by krat0sprakhar 12y ago
> Make the food in the café free. If an employee eats an average of $15 of food per day (the actual average at Google which is closer to $10) it would cost Microsoft $3,750 per year per employee to offer 3 meals a day. Instead of increasing starting salaries, switch to free food
I'm not sure this is a good idea. I wouldn't want my employer to assume that the extra $3750 (assuming the calculation is correct for now) will go in food. Salary increase sounds much better. But probably thats just me.
- hijinks 12y agofor my last company we convinced management that it was the right choice to have lunch provided in the office. We mostly went out to eat a food trucks or popular places in SF where the walk+wait time might be 45-60 minutes then you eat. So the time wasted going out to eat was much more then the cost to bring food into the office.
- walshemj 12y agoI think that going out for lunch and getting away from the office is better in the long run
- threeseed 12y agoBetter in the short, medium and long run. The current situation of people sitting at their desks for 8 hours solid a day has been shown to reduce life expectancy. Then there is the proven benefits of walking 30 minutes a day and the psychological benefits of Vitamin D exposure. Campus cafeterias/food delivery should actually be gotten rid of.
- walshemj 12y agoThen the IRS ads this benefit in kind to you income for tax purposes so the actual benefit is taxed. I would rather have an extra 3.75 k in options which are much more tax efficient.
- jorgeortiz85 12y agoThe food benefit isn't taxed. To get the same $3,750 food benefit via salary, your employer would have to pay you $5,000-$6,000 more in salary.