The average person spends 50 hours a year buying coffee during work

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The average person spends nearly 50 hours a year purchasing beverages at the café during the workday.

A survey of 2,000 on-site employees found it takes about 16 minutes to leave the desk, buy a drink and return, but with three such trips a week, employees end up losing an entire work week per year.

However, having a favorite beverage in hand can help kick-start one’s day. To get their workday going, people usually get organized (60%), sip their favorite beverage (59%) and check their emails (55%).

While a hot cup of coffee (66%) is the most popular first drink of the day, participants also prefer cold drinks such as iced coffee (47%), water (45%) and flavored water (30%).

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf of multi-beverage system maker Flavia, the survey also found there may be a link between drink preference and productivity.

Seventy-seven percent of coffee drinkers need two or more cups of coffee to feel productive on a workday, with nearly a quarter (24%) noting Mondays were the day of the week they needed the most coffee.

Six in 10 (60%) turn to a hot cup of coffee to improve their mood at work, as well.

Sometimes, though, it takes getting creative with one’s beverage to freshen things up. Nearly two-thirds (64%) “always” or “often” vary the type of drink they consume as the hours go by.

Aside from hot coffee (77%), people also drink water (70%), iced coffee (64%), tea (62%), juice (55%) and flavored water (51%) while they work, among other beverages.

Via SWNS