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The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I have a bottle of orange in the passenger door pocket....I think tea or coffee could prove challenging
Check out cups with lids.I have a bottle of orange in the passenger door pocket....I think tea or coffee could prove challenging
If somewhere started cutting back on small things like that if be looking elsewhere sharpish, not a great sign of financial health to be pinching pennies.
We're a pretty typical tech firm, big shop with loads of fruit, healthy snacks, milk etc arrives on Monday morning for each floor. Nespresso coffee machine or filter coffee and tea provided free. And of course the obligatory Friday beer fridge is always stocked
Am staggered that companies supply alcohol these days.
Unless you work from home.
It's just the whole drinking culture at work has changed. No one goes to the pub at lunch time any more, and it's all a bit frowned on. May be in your industry it's different.
I would have thought that the drink drive laws would have put paid to alcohol at work.Fair enough, never really experienced that attitude though. Maybe it's a London thing, most friends in other industries have similar experiences in their offices
I would have thought that the drink drive laws would have put paid to alcohol at work.
Personally I would think it highly unprofessional for a company to supply/encourage alcohol consumption on their premises during work hours anywhere in the country.
You don't have to be pissed to be over the drink drive limit.People aren't sat around getting pissed at their desks.
We're adults and thankfully I work for a company and in an industry that trusts its employees to make their personal decisions.
And to the 2nd point, I think the current saying is 'OK Boomer' ðŸ‘ðŸ»
You don't have to be pissed to be over the drink drive limit.
I would have thought that in itself was reason enough to not consume alcohol at work, whether your company and industry trusts it's employees or not.
Your last comment...whooosh.
I think it's more like "OK victorian" in here 😂😂😂😂People aren't sat around getting pissed at their desks.
We're adults and thankfully I work for a company and in an industry that trusts its employees to make their personal decisions.
And to the 2nd point, I think the current saying is 'OK Boomer' ðŸ‘ðŸ»
The last place I worked at where Friday lunchtime drinking was a regular thing I seem to remember absolutely nothing got done in the afternoon. People just became dopey and tired.
We supply free tea and coffee, fruit as well. One day a couple of the staff had a conspiratorial chat and one came to see me. "Do you think we could have one of the coffee pod machines?" Absolutely I replied, you are welcome to bring one in. When she realised they would have to pay for it, not me, the idea was dropped. Instant it is then ðŸ˜
No, but why should I pay that extra? We already provide drinks, biscuits, fruit for free. If they want to up the stakes then they are welcome to of their own accord. I'm pretty comfortable that is fair. After all, the alternative is they provide their own, chip in etc. Knowing them as I do I doubt they would have been interested had I bought a machine and they buy the pods. They like free!Maybe as a halfway house you could have bought a nespresso machine for £100 but told them they'd have to bring in their own pods?
Or £45 a month for a machine and 150 pods? Not exactly bank breaking
No, but why should I pay that extra? We already provide drinks, biscuits, fruit for free. If they want to up the stakes then they are welcome to of their own accord. I'm pretty comfortable that is fair. After all, the alternative is they provide their own, chip in etc. Knowing them as I do I doubt they would have been interested had I bought a machine and they buy the pods. They like free!
Everything is ultimately a cost to a business, it comes from somewhere. I could provide fancy coffee but it would lead to an impact elsewhere, in this case a lower pay increase for them as I am not taking it out of my pay / profits. Pay or fancy coffee 🤔, not a tricky one. You may think that is harsh but our business is small and we have to monitor all costs. Little bits add up very quickly and a coffee upgrade is non essential imo.