DON'T TAKE MY COFFEE!!!!

In their desire to cut all possible extraneous costs in the workplace, many employers have done the dumbest thing imaginable. They've taken away the coffee!!

I've worked at a few of these places and the explanation is rarely sensible, much less explainable. Coffee, let's face it, is a drug. It's liquid caffeine. It keeps employees awake in many work places. It's a well documented fact that being awake improves productivity. Why would you take that OUT of your workplace??

This is a VERY simple mental leap to make. We're not talking a Matrix-style, jump-to-a-building-a-half-mile-away type of a thing. This leap is akin to stepping over a crack on the sidewalk.

I saw a study that says people actually think you care about them if you provide coffee. Go figure. While I wouldn't mave made that particular leap, I don't mind adding it to the list.

I have coffee a few times a week. I'm really not addicted, but common sense tells me it's a good thing to have in the workplace. Why is that something that many employers are lacking? (and I don't mean the coffee...)