Workers at serviced offices in Northampton might want to make the tea for their colleagues, after research suggested employees who do so are likely to get promoted.
The study, by office supply chain Viking, interviewed over 1,600 workers and found most believed there was a link between the two.
Sophie Christopher, spokesperson for the firm, said: "It is mainly because being prepared to make the tea or coffee demonstrates qualities such as attentiveness, humility and pro-activity which many employers welcome."
Over half of respondents claimed to be reluctant to make drinks because co-workers have become particular and started to specify a particular type of tea or a certain amount of milk, but 41 per cent maintain they make a fair amount of tea.
Water dispenser company T6 recently reported that the average employee spends 24 minutes a day making hot drinks, with each staff member's tea habit costing £416 a year.
This amounts to 188 days and 21 hours over a working lifetime.
