I've worked at a few places where the provided "free" coffee was just what one of us decided to bring in and share in the kitchen. I have also yet to work anyw

I've worked at a few places where the provided "free" coffee was just what one of us decided to bring in and share in the kitchen. I have also yet to work anywhere where the added "agitation" of getting folks talking in the kitchen wasn't the largest benefit of having said kitchen. (That is, productivity was probably lower, but it increased the odds of a productive conversation happening. Nothing guaranteed, of course.)