>Hi Jim,
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>Some companies in Israel provide a free lunch to their employees as well as carpool to work (or provide a car to the employee). Are there some companies in USA with the same policy?


There are many. One example: Recently I was at a training class where the company provided vans for its employees (van pool) from all around the Bay Area and well beyond. This included from San Francisco, Napa, San Jose to San Ramon. Some company vans traveled over 75 miles one way to bring people to work! This is Silicon Valley!

What disturbs me is the fact so many people live here and commuting is so difficult. To purchase a home that is “affordable” you have to live 50 to 100 miles from work. Many people do this. We have one woman who travels 140 miles one way every day to work. The traffic is bumper to bumper for much of her trip.

We also have a train that goes from Stockton to San Jose. You get on the train around 4 am and it arrives at about 6:30 AM. It leaves the station at around 6 PM and arrives in Stockton at about 8:30 PM. All that to be able to afford a home!

I can just see the “happy home owner” coming home and a note is stuck to the door. “Honey, I have taken the kids – the marriage is over”! Then the attorney gets everything you have worked for. When do you get to enjoy your family? When do you get to sleep? Is there something I have missed or am I just too old fashioned?

Tom

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>>A friend tells me that in Mumbai (India) there is some very popular service that lets a worker get a hot meal delivered to him from his/her home. Apparently it is very widely used (suggesting that the meals must arrive in a palatable state).
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>>I assume that it's true and wonder if anyone has knowledge of how it works. Sounds like a logistical nightmare to me, assuming large volumes to be involved.