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Monday question: Coffee customs
I thought I'd change it up for you a bit with more of a survey than an actual plea for advice. A friend of mine posted on Facebook last week that controversy was, ahem, brewing in her office over the question of coffee. The question arose because her office was recently moved from a bustling center of urbanity to an outpost where "the nearest place to get coffee is a Dunkin' Donuts about 1 mile away." What she wants to know is:
Does your office provide coffee at no cost to the employees? What form does your office coffee maker take (e.g. a pod machine, a vending machine, a pot that someone is responsible for making)? How important do you consider the availability of coffee to be in your workplace?
I'd add a few questions of my own:
If there's a pot, is someone assigned to make the coffee, or does whoever empties it make the next pot? Does this ever cause conflict?
Has the current economic climate affected coffee provisions in your office? (Either management no longer giving free coffee as a cost-saving measure ... or giving more because everyone that hasn't been laid off is having to work that much harder!)
As usual, I'll post my response to your comments, and my own opinions, next week (new questions run here on Monday and Thursday; responses go up Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday). If you want more to read in the meantime, check out my other blog here.)
About Miss Conduct Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine.
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Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
Who is Miss Conduct?
Robin Abrahams writes the weekly "Miss Conduct" column for The Boston Globe Magazine. Robin, who has a PhD in psychology from Boston University, has worked as a theater publicist, organizational-change communications manager, editor, stand-up comedian, and professor of psychology and English. She lives in Cambridge with her husband, Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prizes, which are given annually for achievements that first make people laugh and then make them think.
