The more things change, the more they stay the same.

When I started work in my current organisation, we used to have a 'Nescafe' tea/coffee
vending machine in the pantry. Neither tea nor coffee tasted like it should, but since
there was no other option, we had to make do with it.

This system prevailed till a few years ago when this machine was thrown out & instead
the organisation out-sourced the job of supplying tea/coffee to a contractor. And so we
would have a guy come in and brew a pot each of tea and coffee decotion. He would also
have boiled milk ready in another flask. A tin of sugar completed the picture.

You had the choice of how you want your tea/coffee in terms of strength, flavour and
sweetness, by adding decotion/milk/sugar to your liking. While there still were some
people who had complaints about the quality of tea/coffee, the majority were happy
with the new system. However, all good things have to come to an end and this system
ended on 31st July.

To be replaced again by a tea/coffee machine that was installed on 1st August in our
office pantry. This time it is a "Cafe Coffee Day" machine, with lots of bells and whistles
and different beverage options like Cappucino, Espresso, Milk, Tea, etc.

But guess what, the tea / coffee still taste like crap. Now whoever it was that said that
'the more things change, the more they stay the same' sure had some grey-matter.

P.S. : The best workplace beverage dispenser that I ever came across was at our Belgium
office. Guess what it dispensed ? Beer. Yes, light beer during workday lunch. :-)