Work-Life Imbalance - Logging on

 

 

 

 

 

Ever picked up the phone at home and dialled 9 for an outside line? Your work life has crept into your subconscious and you have a work-life imbalance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a normal morning.  

 

The bus - thank God - was uneventful.  No overly loud conversations, nobody smelling of the previous night's indulgence.

 

I made it into the office in good time, said hello to my the colleagues I passed on my row, got to my cube and put my purse down.  I took off my coat, hung it up, pulled my chair forward and sat down.

 

Right, first things first.  Log on, then go and get water.

 

I moved my mouse around.

 

Nothing.

 

I hit the Enter key a few times.

 

Nothing.

 

Hmmmm...

 

I reached over and hit the button on my monitor.  Sometimes I remembered to switch it off and be environmentally responsible. 

 

Nothing.

 

I pressed it again.

 

What the---?

 

Goddammit!  The last thing I wanted to do was have to call the Helpdesk.

 

Wait.  I was confident I could figure this out.

 

Just sit still.  Think.  Look.

 

And then I got it.

 

I had worked from home on Friday.  I'd forgotten to bring my laptop back to the office with me.  There was no computer to switch on!

 

Sigh!  

 

Work-life imbalance.

 

 

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