Once upon a time, I tagged along to lunch with a friend and his client. We were both software engineers; my friend was building some things for him. Mid-meal, a line slipped out of the client’s mouth:
“I’m happy to pay for their lunch, no problem…”
I thought he was just being nice. Then he kept going:
“Have it brought to their desks, so they don’t get up to eat and they keep working…”
“I’d even put a toilet there, so they don’t get up for anything.”
To me it was utter nonsense, in many ways. But he meant it.
My friend and I just looked at each other, in silence.