#11052021

Another Thursday, another day commuting into the office. The day started off on a weird note, reminding me that I’m still really not used to the whole commuting thing. I woke up with a little extra time so that I could pay for my monthly parking pass online and print it out. After getting looped around the clunky site a bunch of times, I managed to do it, and I got a confirmation that the “application” was successful. They’ll email once it’s been approved. Except there are like 1,500 available parking spaces so... what’s to approve? 🤷🏻‍♀️ I didn’t get it approved before I needed to leave, but no big deal, I could just pay for the day at the station.

I arrived at the train station, walked up to the parking pay machine, and realized that I must have left my wallet at home. Noooo! I daydream about just saying screw it and getting on the train anyway, but that’s not a reasonable plan of action, so I go back to my car and drive all the way back home to grab the wallet, which I left on the couch, when I was trying to order my monthly parking pass. I also order a pick-up order from Dunkin’ to grab on my way back to the station, because if I’m gonna be late, I’m not gonna be late and hungry. Plus: free beverage rewards means a free pumpkin latte. Finally, I get back to the station in time to grab the very next train, and all was well again. I still arrived to the office right at 9, so it’s no big deal if I take that slightly later train regularly! Good to know.

I get to the office and change out of my sneakers into flats, at which time I notice a gnarly piece of metal (construction staple?) which has pierced completely through the sole of my shoe and is poking my foot. Weird! I was able to pull it out and move on, but what a weird morning, right? Though, at least I wasn’t in the same situation as another guy in my office, who was telling me that some soda cans in his backpack had exploded during his commute, rendering his laptop useless. (How intense was HIS commute, am I right?) 😆

I spent the day laughing with coworkers and not getting nearly as much actual work done as I normally would at home, which I’m totally fine with. Take note, corporations, and let us stay home forever!

I ended up getting a free lunch - a quinoa/chicken/squash/avocado bowl which would have cost something like $19.. it was good, but it wasn’t that good. I also got treated to a scoop of vegan peanut butter brownie chip ice cream, which was deeeeelicious!!! Free food is always okay in my book.

My boss is requiring that on our team’s in-office days, Tuesday and Thursday, not only does someone who is remote on each day have to work until 7pm, but someone who is in the office also has to stay until 7pm, “just in case” the server goes down. It has made zero sense to me, but ya know. So at 6:15, my boss’s boss’s boss sees me and says, why are you still here?!? To which I explain the whole thing which doesn’t really make sense to me.. and he agrees. And he tells me that’s the literal opposite of the instruction that he had given my boss. The folks in the office can leave at 5, one person working from home each day has to cover til 7. Makes much more sense to me! And really glad we got that figured out. All in all, a weird one, but a good one.