Why Bloomberg provides snacks

Keith Kelly of the New York Post writes about the reason that some BusinessWeek staffers think that their new owners, Bloomberg, provides snacks to its employees.

Kelly writes, “A Bloomberg HR person was sent to address some of the surviving editors and writers of BusinessWeek, which is being bought by Mayor Mike Bloomberg‘s company, and welcome them to the new company.

“Bloomberg is famous for perks such as free coffee and edibles.

“‘When you hear the word Bloomberg, what do you think of?’ asked the HR person.

“‘Snacks!’ yelled a BusinessWeek staffer.

“‘Very good,’ said the Bloomberg rep. ‘And why do you think we do that?’

“‘Because you don’t want us to leave our desks?’ said someone in the rear.

“‘No,’ she said. ‘Because we care about you.'”

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