I switched to hot tea long ago due to the “always-empty” coffee pot. Now I just walk in, take my hot water, and leave.
Johnny L.A., I have a simple solution for you: label your custom coffee pot “Decaffeinated.” 
from the OP:
Whoa!
You should have the fire department on standby, cause your coffee maker is gonna explode soon! Wires and plumbing don’t mix, man. 
Well, what would you call it, then? Hard-plumbed?
Yes, but only after I’ve had 8 cups of coffee, and am in a nitpicky mood.
mmmmmmmmmmm coffee buzz…
Ours is “Hard-Plumbed” here too. And it too is always empty, takes no time at all to fill the basket and hit the button. We have a drawer full of Folgers packets ready to go. I printed, laminated and hung a sign next to the coffe maker that says ‘Brew unto others as you would have them brew unto you’ and a note to please make more coffee if you empty the pot. Did it help? Yeah right, oh well… at least the coffee is free here!
Sigh. Yes, the coffeemaker is plumbed into the water system, no “hard” necessary (no " " necessary either). Yes, that’s really how you say it. No, don’t thank me, just explain it to the next misguided soul…
Sigh, the quotes were used because I was using a phrase that Eva Luna had just used. While I am quite impressed that you took the time to correct any problems with my post, I do not have any intentions of thanking you.
Hell I thought this only happened in restaurants. I work in one and I get pissed off when I go to get a guest a cup of coffee and the pot is empty. It’s the same thing. Just get a filter, open a pack of coffee and press the button it’s that simple. But noooo the lazy ass that took the last cup doesn’t think their guest may want a refill or that another person may need some. Go figure. In the office you may want to see about giving the coffee duty to a couple of different people everyday. At least then you know who to chew out when there isn’t any.
Erm… If you have never drunk coffee, how do you know you don’t like it?