"But this seems like kvetching that my office only has free pastries on the first monday of the month instead of every Monday. If that's why I'm there, I'm in the wrong place. And if that's my top priority, then I need to step back and think for a minute."

I agree with the first sentence, but the rest is kind of a straw man, isn't it? Who said the freebies etc. were a top priority? In fact Matt specifically acknowledges the bigger picture in his article.

Don't you ever complain about things other than the top priority?