Water coolers offer many benefits in an office environment including health benefits and social networking for the staff. The health benefits of drinking water are numerous, especially for employees at work. Staying hydrated with fresh water can lead to more alert, attentive employees, and overall happier employees. Water coolers are also almost instantly a social networking hub since nearly everyone in the office visits the water cooler several times a day. Employees find that they spend time around the water cooler to talk to other employees for a few minutes. This gives them a break from their work, and allows them to talk to other employees.