Interesting article on work perks and what they really mean for employees.

Free food encourages people to:

• work longer hours,
• exchange ideas,
• saves time,
• imposes lifestyle creep and creates a competitive advantage as employees considering changing jobs must consider either preparing their own lunch or lunch available in the vicinity of the competing employer that does not offer free food.
• discourages outside friends and having a family

https://marker.medium.com/every-day-companies-around-the-world-execute-a-low-risk-high-return-arbitrage-they-buy-the-time-9be6e1c1d486