Doesn't surprise me one bit. People in mumbai are at insane levels of frugality. Plus, in nariman point, the office probably didn't even have space for a coffee machine or for ingredients. I'm currently at a litigation firm in Fort and there's no arrangement for beverages whatsoever although over here it's because of lack of space, the firm isn't that frugal.
I once interned at a 10 lawyer corp firm at Nariman Point. They used to make coffee with Rs. 2 Nescafe packets.
But this firm was so chindi that they you had to get your own coffee (and also maybe milk and sugar, don't recall because I have black coffee anyway) if you wanted more than one single cup per day.
JSA Gurgaon started free coffee during the pandemic to lure associates back in. Once people started drinking coffee, the EPs complained about the cost and rolled it back. If anything shows how cheap JSA can be, this is it.
Is that even ethic. The place I work at has a canteen and they there's no free coffee. They charge 20 rs for a cup of coffee (deduct it from the salary) everytime I order it
But this firm was so chindi that they you had to get your own coffee (and also maybe milk and sugar, don't recall because I have black coffee anyway) if you wanted more than one single cup per day.