Funny,
It used to be that employers feed coffee to employees for free.
Why?
Productivity.
https://www.eater.com/22944907/coffee-break-history-american-work-capitalism
https://www.history.com/news/coffee-history-facts
At my workplace, despite having free coffee on each floor, employees are allowed to clock in, then 1-2 hours later waste 30 minutes going down to stand in line at the coffee shop.
Or they’ll clock in, then go get a full breakfast.
It’s ridiculous and a waste of money, but I blame the infantilization of the workforce.
(“If we don’t let them buy coffee and scroll on their phones, they’ll quit!”)
“It used to be that employers feed coffee to employees for free. Why? Productivity.”
When I worked for a pharma company in CA, every facility break room had free Seattle’s Best coffee for employees. And pastries. The main building had an amazing food court, with different stations for different kinds of foods. Food there wasn’t free, but very deeply discounted.
Productivity was excellent and so was morale. A very nice place to work.