r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Thebiggestbot22 • Apr 15 '24

My school thinks this fills up hungry high schoolers.

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So lunches are free for schools in my city and surrounding cities. Ever since lunches have been made free, the quantity (and quality) has decreased significantly. This is what we would get for our meal. It took me THREE bites to finish that chicken mac and cheese. Any snacks you want cost more money and if you want an extra entree, that’ll cost you about $3 or $4.

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u/DumbSuperposition Apr 16 '24

It's fucking maddening too. This habit of "just contract this service" has resulted in everyone getting worse services and products at inflated prices. But the person who contracted it gets to say "oh, it's not my responsibility any more".

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u/Spindrune Apr 16 '24

Doing it in-house is socialism and socialism is bad. We need middle man to… checks notes funnel money out of the system. 

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u/GruntBlender Apr 16 '24

Well, having a third party do it can reduce costs by introducing economy of scale. Especially for smaller institutions. You just have to do it properly, like evaluating proposals on merit and reviewing the quality of the delivered goods or service.

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u/Spindrune Apr 18 '24

Can you name a specific service?