Who else finds a coffee
or two an essential way to kick-start the day? We’re now on our third cup, with
some of us even consuming two at a time (don’t ask!) – and there are still
quite a few hours of the working day to go.
There’s always the “just got
into the office” mug, when you catch up with colleagues huddled around the
kettle. You sip one slowly while you discuss last night’s TV, then another as
you tackle the emails in your inbox – and knock another down as you prepare for
that afternoon meeting or busy session in the shop.
Coffee is good, so is tea
– red-hot and made with Yorkshire tea bags, of course. Sorry if we appear
biased here, but it really is the best, strong and well-rounded, just as we
like it “oop North”.
Then, of course, there is
the drinking vessel to consider and the accompanying biscuit, slice of cake or
cream bun if you’re celebrating a colleague’s birthday. Taking a look around
BETA International HQ, it is fair to say that we are a team made up of
individuals of differing tastes.
Trade fair organiser
Claire Thomas sports a trio of favoured mugs on her desk – including one with
an English cottage garden design – Lesley Manson in accounts loves her Donny
Osmond mug and ETN advertising sales
manager Nicki Lewis has a mug with her name on it – just in case she forgets. No,
seriously, it has a detailed description of what her name means, which always
comes in handy when having a slurp.
The biscuit barrel goody
of choice in this neck of the woods is either a ginger nut – all spicy and
crisp – or a buttered scone from the baker's. What keeps you going through the
day? Are you a super-health-conscious bunch with a juicing bullet in the
kitchen and a water tower in reception or are you just as partial as us to a
drop of hot liquid refreshment?