One of the aspects I like about my new job is the coffee. Actually, it’s more about how the coffee is made rather than the taste of it. Coffee is brewed by the can and not by the cup. As a consultant, I’ve been to many workplaces, I mean lots, and strangely enough I can’t recall seeing a can brewer, ever. After some observations I think I got some insights about the merits of brewing coffee by the can at work:
- Whoever arrives first at the office in the morning has the benefit of making everybody else happy by putting on the first can of coffee.
- Whoever comes next are welcomed with a lovely smell of coffee.
- That first can empties soon and people soon pile up in the kitchen, waiting for the coffee maker to fill up another can of coffee, thus creating room for conversations that might otherwise never happen.
- Caffeine addiction is equally spread throughout departments, so there’s unexpected cross-fertilization happening all over the place.
And here’s a scenario: we’re sitting bogged down over a piece of code and the oxygen level just got a bit too low, and someone appears with the coffee can in hand, asking: “anyone wanna have some coffee?”. At that moment happiness spread all over the place!
How’s your coffee?
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Valentine said,
2010/09/05 @ 18:15
It’s the small things …..as consultant my-self by day .. I can express the same sentiments and experiences … ahh coffee always a welcome escape from the job at hand .. no matter how temporary!