Is free coffee at work not common in Europe? Most companies I’ve worked at in the U.S. offer free coffee in the workplace. How that’s offered has depended on the company. Some just have a traditional American coffee pot that runs water through grounds in a filter and it drips into a pot that holds 8-12 cups of coffee, sitting on something to keep the coffee warm. There might be two pots, one for decaf and one for regular. A common source of contention is if someone takes the last cup and does not start another pot brewing. Other companies have offered a Keurig system that functions largely the same way but brews an individual cup at a time using single-use disposable pods. This allows people more choices in coffee styles but is more expensive and generates a lot of trash.
One place I worked that was staffed 24 hours a day had some fancier coffee machines that would grind beans fresh for your cup and could produce several different styles like espresso, cappuccino, mocha, or americano, in regular or decaf. It wasn’t as good as going to an actual cafe, but for free and available any time of day or night it was pretty nice.
Is free coffee at work not common in Europe? Most companies I’ve worked at in the U.S. offer free coffee in the workplace. How that’s offered has depended on the company. Some just have a traditional American coffee pot that runs water through grounds in a filter and it drips into a pot that holds 8-12 cups of coffee, sitting on something to keep the coffee warm. There might be two pots, one for decaf and one for regular. A common source of contention is if someone takes the last cup and does not start another pot brewing. Other companies have offered a Keurig system that functions largely the same way but brews an individual cup at a time using single-use disposable pods. This allows people more choices in coffee styles but is more expensive and generates a lot of trash.
One place I worked that was staffed 24 hours a day had some fancier coffee machines that would grind beans fresh for your cup and could produce several different styles like espresso, cappuccino, mocha, or americano, in regular or decaf. It wasn’t as good as going to an actual cafe, but for free and available any time of day or night it was pretty nice.