I remember joining a major company right after it went public. I was shocked at how little oversight there was at spending. There were also a lot of people who just weren't pulling their weight in the company and soaking up the freebies.
About a year later, the CEO was fired and we had a less than AWESOME quarter. We needed to do some cost trimming, like all well-run businesses need to do.
(The obvious thing to do was to scrutinize costs, and offer a few people a generous severance.)
I was shocked that a bunch of employees (and my manager) rallied around getting rid of free soda. It was like they just wanted to extend the free ride for everyone, so they suggested the most obvious way to feel pain instead of finding something to get rid of that we didn't need.
About a year later, the CEO was fired and we had a less than AWESOME quarter. We needed to do some cost trimming, like all well-run businesses need to do.
(The obvious thing to do was to scrutinize costs, and offer a few people a generous severance.)
I was shocked that a bunch of employees (and my manager) rallied around getting rid of free soda. It was like they just wanted to extend the free ride for everyone, so they suggested the most obvious way to feel pain instead of finding something to get rid of that we didn't need.