Author: amian.dimichele@gmail.com

Coffee is a small thing. A mug. A refill. A two-minute pause by the machine. And yet, in almost every workplace, coffee carries a message. People notice whether the pot is fresh or burnt, whether the machine works or sits idle with a handwritten “out of order” note, whether guests get a real drink or…

It starts with a coffee craving. Someone stands up, asks who wants anything, and three or four people raise a hand. Keys jingle. Someone grabs a coat. Out go the doors — and for the next twenty or thirty minutes, that desk sits empty. On a sunny July afternoon in Edmonton, that trip might feel…