13th May Working home alone

 
 
Following an e mail encouraged him to engage in the new type of hybrid work pattern which means he works at home all the time and doesn't come need to return to the office ever,  28 yr old Damian McQuarrie is struggling from the shock revelation that all the rest of his 'team' have already returned to working there over two months ago.
 

Speaking to Grace Under Pressure's photocopying fetishist, Damien explained, "Apparently the productivity of the office has increased dramatically since I started working from home and what with the corresponding decrease in visits to HR by the rest of my collegues it seems that everyone thinks this current arrangement is a win win for everyone". 

"They don't seem to mind the cost, both in terms of time and money, associated with the daily commute, having to wear masks in the office and be separated from each other by plastic screens. Mary Jane even appears to have settled in very nicely at my old desk from what I saw on that zoom call last week."

"I will miss the office banter near the water cooler and constantly making those hilarious 1970's inneuendo laden jokes at my female work buddies and stealing the office stationary for home use. But from a personal point of view I don't have to worry about whether I'll even fit into my only pair of smart trousers or the two shirts I currently alternate all week and should really wash every weekend but just hang by an open window for a couple of hours to air clean. And there’s no more of that having to shower every three days."



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