Remote working is causing a socialisation gap that requires new thinking to suitably fill it.
Our urban, technological lifestyles have created an environment where almost everything
we need can be done online from attending a gym class to banking, from working to finding
a life partner.
When it comes to work, the Netherlands is Europe’s leader in terms of the percentage of
hybrid workers: close to 56% of professionals with 77% of companies having a hybrid
working policy in place.
This has led to increasing social isolation, particularly amongst single professionals. In
November 2023, the World Health Organisation declared the rise in social isolation to be a
global health epidemic with research stating 1 in 5 adults experience symptoms of anxiety,
depression and cardiovascular disease as a result.
In addition, a recent report on Bloomberg reported online dating services ‘are trying to
remain relevant as dating apps lose some of their luster’. Match Group Inc., owner of Tinder
and Hinge ‘is valued at just $8 billion, down from a pandemic era peak of about $50 billion’.
Do you sense a change in the air? There is growing evidence of a swing back to real life
experiences born from a desire to relate to each other in-person again.
We humans are missing human connections.
In answer to this, clubs are springing up that exist solely to bring people together IRL. Clubs
such as TimeLeft, which matchmakes 5 members over dinner; InterNations, aimed at expats
looking to make connections in their new city; and The Offline Club, whose modus operandi
is to hang out in cafes without phones.
Into this post-pandemic landscape comes Share-A-Table, an exclusive social dining club
bringing together single, educated professionals for IRL events. We welcome a diverse mix
of locals and expats, aged 35+, looking to expand their world over dinners and discussions
around the arts, culture, politics and society.
Nurturing meaningful connections, without the need for a WIFI password, Share-A-Table
has hosted more than 300 dinners to date, making more than 3,500 new connections
between interested and interesting people in Amsterdam.
Currently based in Amsterdam, Share-A-Table has plans for a specific country roll-out.
For more information contact:
Georgina Smith,
Founder
Email: georgina@shareatable.co
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