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Office shorts #3

My colleague stinks.  That’s it. End of the story. Nothing I can do about it. I feel the stink slowly spreading itself and forming a sticky film over all surfaces, the desks, chairs, my clothes, the inside of my nostrils. I pack up and migrate to level 7 hot desks where people have long conversations about shit I don’t understand and smell of nothing. My colleague continues to stink and conquer the space one unwashed day at a time. 

Office Shorts #2

Incoming email: Hi A, Thanks for the responses. I’ve given the matter a bit of thought and can’t reach a definite conclusion based on the information. I think it’s worthwhile having a quick workshop to clarify a few questions I’ve added in red. Can you all please confirm your availability this afternoon at X:30.  X:30 pm (Joining the Teams meeting of 8): -Hello. X+1:15 pm (Unmuting, muting, unmuting): -No, that was on Level 10 but yes, fairly s... (interrupted by Bob from Christchurch) X+2:30 pm -Thanks everyone. Bye. (Sigh, removes headset like a torture device)