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Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by tsotha on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @05:03PM (#8489990)
>Even at the workplace, many offices offer unlimited free soda as a perk.

Is that still true? I know Microsoft did it in the early years, but that was a long time ago.

Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by Scuds on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @06:19PM (#8490488)
yes. Along with milk, canned carbonated water (Talking Rain), and canned fruit juice.

The salad bars are fairly low cost too and feature stuff from local producers in Washington State, so A+ for that.

... but that's not going to stop you from filling your plate with cheese, fried chicken strips, ranch dressing, and then calling it a salad.

Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by mikeyouse on Tuesday October 21, 2014 @05:20PM (#8490099)
It's definitely true in the SFBay Area.. They might not advertise it explicitly, but most offices I've visited have free soda. The more progressive (or better funded?) ones have other better options too like Odwalla or Naked Juice.
Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by tatalegma on Tuesday October 28, 2014 @07:05PM (#8524238)
Aren't those drinks full of sugar too? How much better than soda are they?
Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by keypusher on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @02:33AM (#8491649)
Yes. Free soda at work is still common at IT workplaces, my office has an entire fridge which is just for canned soda and gets restocked weekly.
Re:Soda May Age You as Much as Smoking by rowill on Wednesday October 22, 2014 @11:10AM (#8493039)
Yes, employees at Microsoft have access to unlimited soda, milk, juice, etc.

Source: I work there.