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I'd ask them to please not service me and would continue my irregular trips to the kitchen to get a cup of tea. The reasons for this are: - I do my tea trips d
by sdfjkl 15y ago
I'd ask them to please not service me and would continue my irregular trips to the kitchen to get a cup of tea. The reasons for this are:
- I do my tea trips during natural pauses in my work (between tasks, stuck on a problem, waiting for the computer, feeling tired) while the coffee refills would interrupt whatever I'm doing and cause me to lose focus
- Breaks are good for your creativity - when stuck on a problem I regularly get great solutions when I stop "actively" focusing on it and get a cup of tea (or do other small AFK tasks).
- In the office kitchen I bump into users (I develop in-house software) and get immediate feedback, which is often the most valuable kind.
- Getting up from your chair is good for your posture, blood circulation, etc.
All of these make me more productive, not less.