[jsavimbi]

Spot on.

Most [serious] companies will have catered breakfasts/lunches/snacks on a regular basis. They don't advertise it as part of the "culture" nor do they offer it as a form of compensation. They just do it becaise it's convenient to the workflow and creates a positive feeling in the workplace if done right. Fruit deliveries, lunch once a week, snack cabinet, pizza night, ice cream social, etc. all boring yet part of what's considered normal behavior. If you work at a company that doesn't then you should ask yourself if the bosses actually know what they're doing or care to provide the basics or their employees.

Alcohol in the work place is a serious problem, either existing or waiting to happen. Just ask your favobrite insurance company. Also, if some clown in an executive position brags about the size of their weekly binge-drinking bar tabs as a reason to work for them, walk away. They're trying to ply you with drugs in the same way a pimp does a prostitute.