tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post2625027390850863817..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Now there's a problem pharma doesn't have: "Do we have to pay taxes on the food we give away?"Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-10918490066287859142013-04-15T08:55:20.845-04:002013-04-15T08:55:20.845-04:00According to friends who work for Google in the UK...According to friends who work for Google in the UK, there's the "Google Stone" which you tend to put on when you start to work there...AlphaGammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-52455168054563330762013-04-14T20:10:42.935-04:002013-04-14T20:10:42.935-04:00When I worked in Pharma it was a big deal to give ...When I worked in Pharma it was a big deal to give us free coffee for our 24/7 manufacturing operation. Everyone I knew there quit at some point so I don't know if they still do that. *shrug*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-42708092090110218502013-04-12T10:18:51.084-04:002013-04-12T10:18:51.084-04:00You can easily track the decline of the pharma ind...You can easily track the decline of the pharma industry by the price of food in the cafeterias. Food was ridiculously cheap primo food with daily/weekly free handouts when I started my career, but the subsidies and food quality have been reduced each year, especially when budget cuts have been needed to stave off robber investors or patent cliffs. Cafeteria employees went from being long term company employees to contract workers.<br /><br />Start-ups seem to often begin with catered food (presumably to chain people to the lab bench), but as money gets tight...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-30110781981734917072013-04-12T04:40:51.136-04:002013-04-12T04:40:51.136-04:00Rules in the UK are funny too. Some of my friends ...Rules in the UK are funny too. Some of my friends work in software and have free cafeterias. If the benefit is provided equally to all employees, then it doesn't count as a taxable benefit. If, for example, only people above a certain level got free food, then it would be a taxable benefit.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027906511764488130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-27152523847302003262013-04-11T17:20:58.080-04:002013-04-11T17:20:58.080-04:00There's plenty of free food in every pharma co...There's plenty of free food in every pharma company, just check the dumpster behind building. Meet some former coworkers along the way.somedudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6209970521514421292013-04-11T13:17:52.415-04:002013-04-11T13:17:52.415-04:00"I haven't heard about any pharma compani..."I haven't heard about any pharma companies offering free food in the cafeterias"<br /><br />Actually, Sirtris had lunch catered in for a few years. A carryover from the pre-GSK days, I believe, but it continued even after GSK.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-72902839641096802082013-04-11T12:34:41.754-04:002013-04-11T12:34:41.754-04:00I'm of the opinion that this sort of thing def...I'm of the opinion that this sort of thing definitely marks the computer sector (however defined) as being in the '7 fat years'. <br /><br />You raise some interesting questions, i.e. was this expansion in the computer/software sector seen in 2000? What were projections after the dot-com crash? <br /><br />Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-73956716084581193582013-04-11T12:26:43.074-04:002013-04-11T12:26:43.074-04:00It wasn't too long ago that the shoe was on th...It wasn't too long ago that the shoe was on the other foot. Remembering back to 2000-2003, people who (formerly) worked in Silicon Valley were incredulous when I told them about the booming (and seemingly invincible) pharma sector I was lucky enough to have the training to work in.<br /><br />Imbalances have a way of correcting themselves over time. Chasing what's hot now has it's own risks, both as an employer and an employee. As the famous quote says, better to "skate to where the puck will be". Scientists probably shouldn't have to deal with the business cycle, but that's the reality.Rich Apodacahttp://depth-first.comnoreply@blogger.com