September 8, 2008
Everyone loves a good cuppa, a nice cup of char, a brew up - a traditional cup of tea. Guru can think of nothing better than putting his feet up while watching Hollyoaks with a decent brew (two sugars, easy on the milk, thankyou).
It's well known that Brits are a nation of tea lovers, but a new survey has shown which profession loves a cuppa more than anyone else.
Builders, Guru hears you cry. Not so - hairdressers have now overtaken builders for taking the most tea breaks.
A survey of 1,400 workers by snack firm Nutri-Grain (Guru is loving those strawberry cereal bars) showed that two-thirds of hairdressers and beauty therapists made sure they had time for three tea breaks of up to 15 minutes every day.
Most builders had only two breaks for a drink, taking less than half an hour a day, the 'research' found.
Perhaps the most disturbing statistic was that one in five workers said they never took a break for a cup of tea or a snack, especially those in HR departments.
Guru simply can't believe HR professionals have no time for a cuppa. A cynic would suggest that they are probably too busy pushing paper around their desks or updating their Facebook profile to stick the kettle on.
All this hypothesising is making Guru thirsty.
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