December 24, 1997
In 3MR:
CNET backed down and decided not to charge $45 for spouses and significant others who attended the company's Holiday Party. This came after negative coverage that extended from the San Francisco Chronicle to ABCNews.com.
The company is making up for the loss of income by having staffers fill out special forms if they take more than an hour for lunch, apparently to dock their pay for the time off. Potential employees are probably beating down the doors to work there.