Creative Reaction

What is the fixation with Google and money?! In this train wreck of an article, which is hard enough to follow without its questionable math and numerous corrections, the author, as well as about half of the readers leaving comments, seem to miss the fact that Google is an innovative business which treats its employees well. Who cares what the cost is?! It’s all proportional! Certainly, Google must be weighing the cost of feeding its numerous employees excellent food, and deciding that the benefits outweigh the expense. Commenter “Dave” jumps all over this and applies the proper perspective, “Seems like a small price to pay to keep your employees well fed and happy. Not to mention there are probably productivity gains to be had by not having the workforce filter out of the building each day for an hour.” I like to compare Google to Thomas Edison’s labs. All the more reason to encourage mealtime collaboration, offering brilliant people the opportunity to interact with other brilliant people. How can you put a price on that?