Re: Small Office Machine
AM is completely spot on. If you want a coffee machine in the office you have to be prepared to put in the work. Trying to roster cleaning & maintenance simply doesn’t work.
No matter how many times you tell people not to, they will:
1. Not fill up the water reservoir
2. Leave dried/burnt milk on the steaming arm
3. Leave ground coffee everywhere
4. Not empty the knock bin
5. Not empty the drip tray
6. Leave the group handle in the group with coffee still in the basket
etc. etc.
To make matters worse, this is my coffee machine that I bought with my own money. I charge $0.50 per cup which probably just covers cost IF people pay.
I would estimate I spend at least 3 hours per week in cleaning & maintaining the machine. This does not include time making coffee for others who are too scared or lazy to use the machine.
At the end of the day though, I put up with it all just so that I can drink a decent coffee whenever I feel like it.
Anyone wanting to have a coffee machine in their office needs to be prepared to do the same IMO.
AM is completely spot on. If you want a coffee machine in the office you have to be prepared to put in the work. Trying to roster cleaning & maintenance simply doesn’t work.
No matter how many times you tell people not to, they will:
1. Not fill up the water reservoir
2. Leave dried/burnt milk on the steaming arm
3. Leave ground coffee everywhere
4. Not empty the knock bin
5. Not empty the drip tray
6. Leave the group handle in the group with coffee still in the basket
etc. etc.
To make matters worse, this is my coffee machine that I bought with my own money. I charge $0.50 per cup which probably just covers cost IF people pay.
I would estimate I spend at least 3 hours per week in cleaning & maintaining the machine. This does not include time making coffee for others who are too scared or lazy to use the machine.
At the end of the day though, I put up with it all just so that I can drink a decent coffee whenever I feel like it.
Anyone wanting to have a coffee machine in their office needs to be prepared to do the same IMO.


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