Your work machine grinding whole beans already puts it far above the average work machine. I can’t drink the coffee from my work machine unless I cover it up with loads of milk and sugar, and then I might as well just drink an bottled iced coffee or a Celsius.
I actually bring an aeropress go to work for my coffee. Fits comfortably in my desk and takes ~3 minutes to make a nice cup.
I recommen GNOME, but I usually use Hyprland.