More Workplace Stories
- I tried to fix the printer myself after IT said it'd take three days for a ticket. Turns out the fix was simply turning it off and on again, a fact I discovered after an embarrassingly long amount of research.
- I offered to organize the office holiday potluck sign-up sheet, thinking it would be simple. Somehow we ended up with six desserts, one main dish, and zero side dishes for a party of twenty people.
- Our office had a 'bring your pet to work' day for the first time. Three dogs got into a minor standoff over the same corner of the break room, and productivity dropped noticeably for the rest of the afternoon.
- We tried a new recipe for the office potluck, something more ambitious than my usual dish. It was, by every honest measure, a disaster, and I've since gone back to the reliable pasta salad everyone actually likes.
- Our team decided to do a group workout challenge for a month, tracking everyone's progress on a shared spreadsheet. I finished dead last, but somehow ended up with the best attendance record of anyone.
- Our office decided to switch to a four-day work week trial, promising more balance. Somehow everyone's now cramming five days of meetings into four, and the balance part hasn't quite materialized yet.