[foobarian]

I view the free soda not so much as a perk, than an indicator that the folks in charge "get it." Without the soda, I can just as well get some from the store, and bring in my own snacks for a negligible amount of money. But the cost to the business due to time wasted doing this must be gigantic. The fact that management doesn't see this is a clear sign that they don't merit respect.