Why does Microsoft not provide free Food for staff as Google and Facebook do? by @aminariana
Answer by Amin Ariana:
I've worked at both Microsoft and Google. They both have great food inside the campus to optimize the use of employee time.Microsoft Culturally Sees Food through the lens of Star Wars: a capitalist empire with many free-market options that you vote for with your wallet. They pay you enough to think with your money.
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Google culturally sees food through the lens of Star Trek: a socialist empire in search of truth, where the basics of life are made free for you to focus on the complicated. This also helps them in the competitive job market of Silicon Valley.
When I was at Microsoft, I lost weight. When I was at Google, I gained 15 pounds. I liked my work just the same. I suppose this means a thin capitalist and a fat socialist live within me.
The most productive I've been, however, is working for my own startup – where I neither get paid nor can afford to have somebody else prepare the food.
Meaningful work and compensation are nearly independent variables.
Why does Microsoft not provide free food for staff as Google and Facebook do?
