Office water cooler

Office ettique

Working in an office environment certainly has it’s ups and downs and while certain offices have different policies, you should always aim to respect co-workers and their workspaces, as well as take note of some general office ettique that should be upheld at all times. By following these tips you will be an easier member of staff to [...]

Thinking of a bottleless water cooler?

Are you sick of changing over the empty water bottles from your office water cooler as often as you do? Does it seem as though people are always at the water cooler filling up their cups and water bottles all day? If so, you may need to look at swapping to a mains fed water [...]

Got the winter blues?

Winter in London isn’t much fun. The weather is certainly less than satisfactory with it’s grey skies and rain and the fact that it gets dark at 4pm is complete rubbish. But there are ways to keep your sanity in the winter time, even at work. You can try and keep upbeat around the office [...]

Water Coolers provide more than water

The office water cooler is a place of joy for most workers, it not only provides them with clean drinking water but it also provides a spot to relax, take a break and swap stories with fellow co-workers. Walking around to the water cooler can become some people’s daily excerise as well, some people will [...]

Too much chat at the water cooler?

The office water cooler is renowned for being the hub for office gossip and menial chats about nothing. But have your employees taken things a little too far? Are you finding your staff members are gone from their desks for long periods of time, then once you start to look for them you find them at [...]

Get more from your employees with water coolers

It’s so important to have a happy and prodcutive workforce, but with so many companies now “poaching” employees from right under your nose you need to know how to ensure you won’t be losing your star employees to the competition any time soon. So here are The Water Cooler Company’s top tips for keeping your employees happy [...]

A great “office water cooler” drama from Joshua Ferris

It’s 10:30am. The clock is ticking ever-so-slowly. Judy in HR is fluttering around, trying to get your attention about something or other, but you’re unfortunately distracted by Russell from design and marketing babbing EXTREMELY loudly about some menial event. Again. Time for a little away time. Time for a break at the office water cooler. [...]

The Indian summer puts office water coolers back in business

“A great barbeque summer” promised the Met Office. Following sporadic sunshine over the last few months, and now that our barbeque has gathered enough dust to fill a large vacuum cleaner as well as my non-existent British summertime tan, well, paling-excuse the pun-even further into insignificance, it’s time to crack out the sun cream and [...]

Bosses supply employees with illegal office water coolers

It has been recently been reported that British bosses may not be providing their employees with water that is safe for them to drink out of their office water cooler. Some suppliers in the UK are not accredited by the Water Regulation Advisory Scheme, which ensures that the components used and installed by the company [...]