If the office candy is the currency of social exchange, then the candy dish is a toll booth for the socially deprived.
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I never thought I’d miss the dull routine of corporate life, but here I am, two years into working remotely, nostalgic for the weird, stifled interactions in hallways and break areas of my office. I miss bothering others with my banal thoughts. I miss curt, tight-lipped smiles flashed between you and the people you’ve only met in meetings. I also miss the deskside candy dish, the catalyst for so many of these endearing yet uncomfortable bursts of small talk.
You want to think carefully about your candy dish look: Its appearance has power in determining the kinds of social interactions you bait. A spectacularwill gleam across a cubicle farm, catching a wide range of unsuspecting cross-departmental victims. On the other hand, a more reserved dish, perhaps with a lid, will limit exchanges to “those in the know,” and people who are brave enough to ask.
We’ll be returning to the office in February. While many are understandably reluctant about the idea of resuming office life after two years of figuring-it-out-as-we-go remote working, I’m plotting how I’ll coax passersby with little morsels of dopamine. Of course, the candy contained in said candy dish will be individually wrapped for public health reasons, but the promises of idle chitchat will be all the same.
And even if you’re working remotely or staying holed up for the foreseeable future, a candy dish has a place at home as well. Valentine’s Day is a nice excuse to keep some candy around and to buy a candy dish to keep it in. And in the dull days of winter, brightening your at-home desk space—or your living room or entryway—with a sugary offering could be just the thing to beat the blues.
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