It’s the work “perk” that might have seemed unthinkable at a certain point in time; bar facilities in the same building where one works. You might initially think of it as merely ‘trendy’, or even what could be used as a cynical ploy by some employers to effectively keep their workers in their offices for longer. Regardless, there is no doubt that there’s been an intensifying conversation around it.
So, should you be giving serious thought to the notion of establishing a bar on your office premises? There are quite a few reasons why it could make sense.
It suits the way of working of Millennials and Generation Zers
We are now firmly into an era in which many workers might have scarcely known a world without widely available Internet; we are talking about the young professionals who are constantly connected, including via social media and the other important online channels.
Many members of these younger generations are not necessarily inclined to rush out of the office the moment the clock hits 5:00pm.
Whereas older cohorts might still favour definite demarcations between their ‘home’ and ‘work’ lives, Millennials and Gen Zers are often comfortable playing with traditional boundaries. That is likely to entail being ‘at’ home one moment, and ‘at’ work the next, toggling back and forth, while remaining in the same physical space.
Such professionals might therefore be appreciative of an on-premises bar that helps create a slightly ‘homelier’ and more welcoming environment than is commonly associated with relatively ‘old-school’ work settings.
It can be great for cultivating a more communal and collaborative atmosphere at work
We have been deliberate in our use of the terms “communal” and “collaborative” here; the first can so often lend itself strongly to the second.
Building on the aforementioned theme of home and work lives becoming increasingly blurred, you might establish a bar at your office premises to help inspire colleagues and clients to get together on-site.
This, in turn, can help cultivate not just pleasant chats and a bit of fun during periods of downtime, but also slightly more serious discussions that could be instrumental in getting important projects and collaborations going.
Say goodbye, in other words, to the “need” for those awkward, contrived ‘team-building days’ for which you need to constantly book activities at venues far away from your business’s main site.
Offices are already becoming more like bars…
…so might it make sense to bring that philosophy to what may seem a logical point of development, by setting up an on-premises bar complete with some of the best drinks kegsand beer taps in the UK?
After all, not every conversation that you have with a colleague might feel right for a grey and corporate-looking conference room. And if you were to depend on ‘that bar in town’ for a post-work drink, the initial spark of inspiration for that meeting may have faded by the time you arrive there.
The blurring of boundaries has been a theme of this article, and an important one. In the aftermath of the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people have become accustomed to working in a literally much more ‘homely’ environment than might have previously been the case, fears of an in-office bar seeming ‘unprofessional’ have faded for many employers.
Significant numbers of those employers are now considering the best ways to turn their office sites into destinations of inspiration. They can surely hardly be blamed if they conclude they are long past the point when having funky décor or a pool table in the office would be ‘enough’ for attracting and retaining staff.
Are you, then, interested in knowing more about how you could make your own firm’s in-office bar a reality, with the help of our supply of kegs and beer taps to your UK address? If so, please feel free to reach out to us; we would be delighted to discuss the possibilities.

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