I work in the tech industry at a company that is trying to cut costs. The yearly average merit increase was 3%.
I just learned from the executive assistants that our C level employees get lunch ordered in and paid for by the company every day. Our highest paid employees do not have the living expense of food. This is after learning how they get $200+ cars to and from the airport 15 minutes away.
1000s of dollars are spent on these two perks yet are never mentioned when we speak of cutting costs. I once mentioned maybe they should get an uber and the looks of disgust I received were palpable. When I make it to a year or two here, you know I am leaving.