At least as of 1990, at one large IBM location in the US there were regular vending stations for coffee and tea. Was <50 cents (20 cents, maybe) for a cup of "f

At least as of 1990, at one large IBM location in the US there were regular vending stations for coffee and tea. Was <50 cents (20 cents, maybe) for a cup of "freshly brewed" coffee. You also needed exact change or lost the difference (the "exact change" light seemed perpetually on). Also there were ashtrays built in to the walls at regular intervals. Don't know when they started giving away coffee, but it was tried for some years and then stopped apparently. Like remote working.