{"id":101042,"date":"2023-06-22T14:37:39","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T12:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mounthagen.de\/?p=101042"},"modified":"2024-05-28T16:09:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T14:09:56","slug":"without-coffee-without-me-lets-talk-about-employee-retention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeefacts\/without-coffee-without-me-lets-talk-about-employee-retention\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>Without coffee without me?<\/i> Let\u2019s talk about employee retention."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"101042\" class=\"elementor elementor-101042 elementor-99475\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f1b829 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44f1b829\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2176e05d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2176e05d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8f29b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d8f29b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5607edab elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"5607edab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-4443ade elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Coffee facts<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1029095d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1029095d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Without coffee without me?<\/i> Let\u2019s talk about employee retention.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26101c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a26101c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Sustainable<\/em> \u2013 the term is mostly used for ecological topics, for climate protection, and the like. But retaining employees sustainably \u2013 in the long term and effectively \u2013 is an idea that is coming up more frequently now, in times of a shortage of skilled workers and baby boomer retirees.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180a379f elementor-author-box--layout-image-above elementor-author-box--align-center elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"180a379f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cropped-cropped-Portrait-Kristin-120x120.png\" alt=\"Picture of Kristin 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320h-98.634l22.857-128h98.634l-22.857 128z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/tags\/respect\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">Respect<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47448ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47448ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfoto: olha ruskykh von pexels\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section 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data-id=\"36c9f8d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bringing new people up to the experience level of an old hand even more so. But turning down orders because of unavailable capacity is pretty much the most expensive thing to do. <em>What this has to do with coffee? Quite simple.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f2a8576\" data-id=\"4f2a8576\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2eccf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2eccf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64c956d0\" data-id=\"64c956d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61d05ac5\" data-id=\"61d05ac5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cd9606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31cd9606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Good coffee puts you in a good mood.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e830eb1\" data-id=\"7e830eb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b8de3a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b8de3a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ee639f\" data-id=\"8ee639f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58b8b7d\" data-id=\"58b8b7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd173a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd173a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The other day, I read a post about a company that actually charges its employees \u20ac1.40 for a cup of coffee for reasons like<\/strong> <em>\u201cRising energy prices.\u201d \u201cHaving to save costs.\u201d \u201cInflation&#8230;\u201d Really?<\/em> We&#8217;re not going to do the math here on what a colleague&#8217;s daily coffee consumption might cost <em>(for me personally, it wouldn&#8217;t be quite that little, so much is clear)<\/em>. But not providing coffee, especially good coffee, to your people costs considerably more.<\/p><p>On the one hand, because it simply puts me in a bad mood when I have to spend a lot of money on drinks at work. Contributing a small amount to the costs when the company is temporarily in crisis may be acceptable. And it&#8217;s a topic that can be discussed with confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bc14b1\" data-id=\"0bc14b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23fa60a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"23fa60a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-991a7ee\" data-id=\"991a7ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afca4a2\" data-id=\"afca4a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3017da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3017da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The way to a every person\u2019s heart is through their stomach \u2013 that also applies to employees.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67ab925\" data-id=\"67ab925\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f52d95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f52d95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc70358\" data-id=\"fc70358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0d6966\" data-id=\"d0d6966\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b539a13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b539a13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Just imagine<\/strong><\/em> that there were no informal exchanges over coffee. All the small and large things that are solved, discussed. and exchanged would have to be handled by e-mail, via Slack or phone, and during meetings. Wow. Or imagine the open space of the coffee kitchen would not exist. What would that mean for the company climate and culture? It wouldn&#8217;t smell like fresh coffee, which is an absolute feel-good smell for most people. <em>(Small side note: Did you know that real estate agents often scent their properties with coffee to make them seem more homely?)<\/em> And the dear colleagues would definitely be quite unhappy, because: Coffee makes you happy. No joke, but scientifically proven, as you can read in the article <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.mounthagen.de\/en\/coffee-culture\/coffeefacts\/good-coffee-good-mood\/\">\u201cGood coffee, good mood\u201d<\/a><\/em>. For most people, coffee is one of the things they can&#8217;t go without <em>(especially at work).<\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>So, dear employers,<\/strong> dear managers, management supervisors, CEOs, CFOs, bosses &#8211; the benefits of the 1, 2, 3 cups of coffee a day exceed the costs by far, especially if the coffee is 100% organic and fair.<\/em> And while you are at it: Don&#8217;t forget the fruit basket. And the flexible working hours. Eye level communication. And fair treatment. And&#8230;<\/p><p><strong>There is a lot you can do for <em>\u201cyour people\u201d<\/em> and a sustainable good working atmosphere. Providing good coffee is definitely one of the things.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2694d8\" data-id=\"a2694d8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>Finding really good people &#8211; committed, interested, responsible &#8211; is an art.<\/i><\/b> Retaining them and binding them to a company is definitely another. 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