I think it would be good if the OP would clarify which office perks he is criticising. Perks vary a lot across offices—probably more generous at Google and hedge funds, less at Amazon, less at a paper merchant in Slough, not great for an academia etc. The terms ‘normal’, ‘usual’, ‘nice’ are doing a lot of work in this post but are never defined and I don’t know what they mean. Some things are normal in offices (dishwashers, standing desks) but are also nice.
I think it would be good if the OP would clarify which office perks he is criticising. Perks vary a lot across offices—probably more generous at Google and hedge funds, less at Amazon, less at a paper merchant in Slough, not great for an academia etc. The terms ‘normal’, ‘usual’, ‘nice’ are doing a lot of work in this post but are never defined and I don’t know what they mean. Some things are normal in offices (dishwashers, standing desks) but are also nice.