Breakfast bar stools are becoming increasingly popular in homes throughout the UK and the world. They are also becoming more and more popular among businesses. You might think this only applies to hospitality businesses – specifically pubs, clubs, restaurants and places like that which offer seating at a drinks bar for their customers. In fact, bar stools are proving useful for all kinds of businesses, mainly for the use of staff in common rooms and other communal areas. Some places where stools can prove very useful in the workplace include:
The Staff Canteen
The staff canteen is unlikely to offer a bar (though there are probably times when everyone wishes that it did). However, this is still a prime example of a space that can benefit from using breakfast bar stools to offer extra seating to staff.
When midday rolls around, there will be a solid hour or two in which the canteen gets crowded because everyone is going for lunch. This can put a lot of pressure on seating, and make it hard for staff to find a space. Bar seating can be used as a space-efficient way to provide extra seats, often around the periphery of the room or bordering on spaces that are partially taken up by other features.
Staff Rooms
Even customer-facing business premises have a staff room for employees to retreat to when they need a breather. When staff go on breaks and retreat into this sacred space, the goal is normally relaxation. Meeting the needs of customers (who are always right even when they are wrong) can get hectic and be very tiring. The chance to relax and recuperate for even a few minutes is not only extremely pleasant for staff, but also a vital way to help them recover from the stresses of the workday and get back to peak performance by the time they go back out.
Bar stools are perfect for this kind of brief break from an on-the-go job. They are a very laid-back, relaxed form of seating. They are comfortable enough for a full hour-long lunch break and casual enough to perch on for a quick few minutes of breathing room. They also contribute to a generally relaxed, friendly atmosphere that is the ideal place for staff to escape the bustle for a few minutes. In short, they are the ideal form of seating for use in a staff room.
Communal Areas
Even workplaces that don't offer a staff room per se will probably have some sort of communal leisure area for staff on their breaks. These can serve a similar purpose to staff rooms in the more conventional sense, but they can also be very different. They might just be a small corner of the office not really cordoned off in any serious way. Alternatively, they might be fully-equipped leisure rooms complete with some entertainment facilities to help staff relax on their break.
Much like traditional staff rooms, however, they can benefit from breakfast bar stools. These are a casual, accessible form of seating that staff might enjoy perching on. They are the perfect fit for the laid-back atmosphere of a full-on leisure room, and help to create a more relaxed atmosphere in spaces that may otherwise feel like just another part of the office.
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