Water cooler magic is best described as the serendipituous interactions between people in hallways between meetings in the office which some say is the key to innovation and creativity and organizational culture.
However, even with remote and hybrid teams, there's a little bit of magic if you have a positive and healthy work culture where people are excited to interact and engage with each other.
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