Bean counters and penny pinchers will never fully realize the value of someone like that. He kept people well fed, with healthy options that let them spend more time socializing with their peers and getting back to their desks to code. The alternative is having people waste time in traffic commuting to the dearth of eating options (many of which are far less healthy. many engineers left to their own devices don't choose the healthiest options) near the Google campus. There is no doubt that Google got their $26 million worth in the productivity he accreted to his fellow employees in those early days.
Bean counters and penny pinchers will never fully realize the value of someone like that. He kept people well fed, with healthy options that let them spend more time socializing with their peers and getting back to their desks to code. The alternative is having people waste time in traffic commuting to the dearth of eating options (many of which are far less healthy. many engineers left to their own devices don't choose the healthiest options) near the Google campus. There is no doubt that Google got their $26 million worth in the productivity he accreted to his fellow employees in those early days.