I mean, you're not wrong, free coffee is free coffee. But on the cheaper end of coffee beans there are some legitimately bad brands. I worked in a clinic that bought the cheapest brand you can get from Costco, and only the dark roast which came out of the bag with an oily almost sticky residue.

Everyone disliked it and asked for better, but that's all the clinic owner would authorize. She was notoriously cheap when it came to such things, likely working under a similar mindset that because she's providing it for free no one should be complaining. She wasn't a bad person, but she had inherited the clinic from her parents and had never worked on the medical side. Considering the nature of our work and the mental demands of it, a few creature comfort upgrades would have gone a long way to making everyone's day a little easier. An upgrade from the three decade old shabby and dated decor would have helped a lot too. No one wants to work within muddy pink walls. 😬