Comment on Is the tech bubble popping? Ping pong offers an answerparentComments−jonathankoren10yFree food is also a recruitment tool. All things being equal, I'll go with the free food place. It's at least $2500 a year to buy lunch.−mbbean10yIt's also a tax break in the UK. An employee and the employer aren't taxed on the provision of food but would be taxed on a bonus, so you can offer what amounts to £x worth of free food per year rather than (or in addition to) a cash bonus.
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Free food is also a recruitment tool. All things being equal, I'll go with the free food place. It's at least $2500 a year to buy lunch.
It's also a tax break in the UK. An employee and the employer aren't taxed on the provision of food but would be taxed on a bonus, so you can offer what amounts to £x worth of free food per year rather than (or in addition to) a cash bonus.