• Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Time to go back to the office and have still all meeting online with extra background noise. Looking for a quiet corner to be able to hear others properly is great for my mental health.

    Also the office life improves my soft skills, like:

    • walking with my laptop open im my hand with a headset on to find an empty meeting room
    • sharing desks with annoying co-workers from other departments
    • enjoying other peoples conversations about their lunch plans from the other side of the open plan office
    • fighting for the thermostat setting and opening/closing the windows
    • embracing the daily multi-hour commute in rush hours

    It really builds character.

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      3 days ago

      Your office windows can be opened ? Luxury!

      After writing that I feel I may need to clarify that I mean actual physical windows in an office building, not some self opening Microsoft product.

    • ijedi1234@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      My first job shoved me into a tiny room that’s maybe 10 C hotter than the rest of the office. Anyone who wandered in would go “Wow it’s really hot in here! You guys should talk to building management!”. I swear the damn office nearly gave me heat stroke.