I am actually supposed to take 20 days of vacation this year, which may involve some planning.

Unless, of course, I have to live behind the bus station in a cardboard box. In my 1;1 with my manager, I learned that my habit of reading on my phone between tasks has been causing someone in the office to freak the fuck out, and it’s not somebody who can be ignored. I blame capitalism, because there’s sort of a reason for this, but if people just minded their own business, everything everywhere would be much better. My manager confirmed that my work performance is fine, this is purely about how things look in the office. There is an obvious solution here, but the whole back-to-the-office initiative was rationalized by the CEO wanting his domain to look prosperous.

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