This reminds of the scene at the biggest virtualization companies and their great debacle of 2008. A certain VP was hired from one of the old order companies and the first order of business was cutting free dinners. Never mind the dinners were for folks that stayed late working crazy hours to finish the release. Next to go was the stuff in the kitchens. All said done there was a huge revolt, the VP went back to the company he came from. But the damage was already done, months later the CEO gets fired and that was the end of one of the best work cultures in the Bay. The exodus had already started.
At the end of day these are tiny costs when compared to the overall productivity of engineers. Yes, there are folks who will misuse it but those are a tiny fraction and cannot outweigh the positive effects. It shows that a company cares for it employees and is willing to go the extra mile.
At the end of day these are tiny costs when compared to the overall productivity of engineers. Yes, there are folks who will misuse it but those are a tiny fraction and cannot outweigh the positive effects. It shows that a company cares for it employees and is willing to go the extra mile.