It doesn’t take much to build workplace morale, but it can break down just as easily if there’s a communication breakdown.
We joke a lot about stingy bosses who will forego raises and present their hardworking employees with pizza parties instead, but it’s not all bad. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a workplace providing free food for the employees, so long as they’re also compensating them well. At the same time, it can be awkward working at an office where food is highly monitored. Like, if your workplace orders a dozen pastries for like 20 people, and then everyone has to cut these pastries into quarters instead of just taking a whole donut for themselves… can we not do that? If you’re at one of those workplaces, I double-dog-dare you to take a whole donut or two, sparking a change in your own business place. We don’t have to pretend to eat like little birds just because we’re in an office setting!
This place has somehow managed to be even stingier than that, though. They’re policing the beverage consumption! I think it would be worth it to pay for a big pack of sodas if it means your workers can stay awake through the 3 PM sleepies. Surely it wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world to let workers have an apple juice to look forward to! I’ve also worked in offices that provide unlimited snacks and those who provide nothing, and let me tell you — if your workers don’t have to go hungry (read: hangry) than you will have a cooperative and productive environment like 99% of the time. A little bag of chips or pretzels, or a 2-pack of cookies, can take a worker’s afternoon from being a long slog to being fairly productive. But some office manager would rather save a few bucks rather than ever do their workers a favor. This employee shared their current situation, and they should just try and find a new place to work, full stop. Get your apple juice, and tell these stingy managers and HR folks to get lost.
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