New York Hotdog and Coffee

A coffee break is what most employees look forward to in the mornings and afternoons of work days. The excuse to stretch those legs, visit the nearest coffee shop and lounge is brilliant. Since the atmosphere of your office can get pretty dreary, coffee break is the perfect excuse to escape all of that drag and dread. And since coffee gives you that refreshing jolt, you would have just enough energy to go back and resume all of your pending work.

Coffee is probably the most popular choice of drink apart from water. With almost 4 billion cups of coffee that are sold at Starbucks per year, you really can’t deny this fact. Coffee and coffee breaks are now intertwined with our daily lives. It is part of our modern culture. In fact, once you start a new job you tend to ask where the coffee machine is first. This is because we are so used to having a coffee break that we tend to include it in our daily routine.

Coffee contains caffeine which provides a stimulating effect. Usually, when a person is feeling sleepy or uninspired, they will make a cup of coffee. This is the refreshing jolt that we were talking about. On the other hand, the health benefits and impediments of coffee have been long debated. Some say that coffee is good for headaches. Others say that it is the actual cause of headaches. Some say that coffee is good for the heart. Others say that it causes heart attacks. It is just confusing. However, it has been a decided fact that too much coffee during your coffee break is not good.

Having a hot caramel macchiato during your coffee break is not entirely because you want to escape the office. It is also there so you can let off any steam that you have gathered during the day. That few precious moments of relaxation, tranquility and relief is what you gratifyingly need to stay sane. Apart from this, it is also the time where you can get to know your officemates a bit more. Getting to talk, share and bond with them during your coffee break can also affect your working relationship and eventually your productivity.

A coffee break is one of the smartest concepts that man has ever achieved. So, the next time you go out for an espresso or cappuccino, thank your lucky stars that coffee breaks are in existence.