Sometimes as a programmer, I’m invited to visit the customer service offices to visit the workers on the front line. We have a bunch of offices around the nation. And if I’m in the area, it’s nice to stop in.
The one office did not have a coffee machine! Not a problem - I went to the lobby and bought coffee.
When I told them a bunch of other offices had free coffee, free beer, 8 rows of snacks. Then they said, “Must be nice as a programmer!” And I said, “Nah all of the other customer service offices have that.” And I could just see the office manager fuming. I don’t know if she was fuming because of some office politics, or fuming because she’s secretly getting kickbacks.
Anyways, I left with, “Y’all should really start talking more with your fellow coworkers about benefits.”
Sorry, but we’ve taking away your coffee machine. We can’t afford the coffee grounds if we want to stay competitive.
Next week we’ll install the chains.
Sometimes as a programmer, I’m invited to visit the customer service offices to visit the workers on the front line. We have a bunch of offices around the nation. And if I’m in the area, it’s nice to stop in.
The one office did not have a coffee machine! Not a problem - I went to the lobby and bought coffee.
When I told them a bunch of other offices had free coffee, free beer, 8 rows of snacks. Then they said, “Must be nice as a programmer!” And I said, “Nah all of the other customer service offices have that.” And I could just see the office manager fuming. I don’t know if she was fuming because of some office politics, or fuming because she’s secretly getting kickbacks.
Anyways, I left with, “Y’all should really start talking more with your fellow coworkers about benefits.”