Mumbai: Do you feel like a fish out of water without your coffee shot? Well, work life without a coffee vending machine is incomplete, what say? Coffee drives away your stress, revives your mood and improves your productivity. And it makes for great conversations too. Here are five situations when a coffee can come in handy !

After a firing
It can go a long way in reviving your mood after a bad firing. Coffee can not only comfort you but also clear your head.  You can seek solace from your cuppa as well as analyse things in a better manner. So, grab a cup of your favourite brew the next time you feel depressed

Meetings
A cup of coffee can work wonders in a meeting. Firstly, you feel a lot better when you enter into a meeting armed with a cup in hand (if it's permissible to do so). You can also seek refuge in the wonderful aroma of coffee if a meeting is killing you. Besides, a cup of coffee keeps your mind ticking, which is crucial for you. It also acts as an icebreaker if a new group is conducting a formal meeting for the first time. After all, a cup of coffee can stimulate conversations

Gossip with colleagues
Coffee can spice up gossip sessions with your colleagues. It is bound to put everyone at ease and bring out the catty best in them. For a newcomer, an informal coffee session means mingling at a more personal level, which helps in bonding

To get creative
If you are in a creative profession and have to generate new ideas at regular intervals, a cup of coffee can be of great help. Writers, advertising professionals, designers swear by their cup. The next time you can't figure out the perfect line, head for the coffee vending machine

Dates with colleagues
If you intend to ask a colleague out on a date, asking him/her out for a cup of coffee is the safest way to do so. No one will suspect your intentions — at least for the first time. Begin your conversation with some office small talk, crack a few jokes and veer your conversation towards 'unofficial' things. And if you're lucky, you might be proceeding to a dinner or movie later in the evening!

Five uses of coffee
* It helps you stay awake in those long night shifts
* It curbs your hunger when you are famished and don't have anything to eat
* It keeps you alert after a heavy lunch
* It refreshes you after a long journey or during field work
* It is one of the best stress busters around that keeps you alert especially when you are feeling down