Ask HN: Would a full time tea/coffee waiter make you more productive?

It would probably make me less productive. Having to get up and walk around occasionally to get my tea helps me clear my head a little bit. My productivity is a function of how well I can think, not how long I can sit at my desk and code without getting up. (A few minutes of good thinking can save hours of misguided coding.)

No. The break is good. If I were to put one thing as the primary benefit in fetching my own cup, it would be task / context change.

Doing that takes a bit. For me, it is roughly 20 minutes. I can cut down on that with a walk, maybe brief chat, and enter new task spoolup ready.

No. It's always good to get up , stretch your legs and recollect your thoughts on what you need to do.

Yes, just as long as I get to keep my smoke breaks.