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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He Said She Said - No and No

"So did you finish watching the Sandwich King's first show?"

"Yeah. He was pretty good."

"Did you like that thing with dipping the sandwich in the jus?"

"No."

"Hey, that reminds me. We need to take garlic bread to the dinner on Saturday."

"Do you want to make it or buy it?"

"I don't know. We could... Wait."

"What?"

"Did you say no because you really think no, or because you think I *want* you to think no?"

"Eh?"

"The sandwich. Dipping in the jus.  'No' no or just I-don't-want-you-to-know-I-like-and-eat-bad-food 'No'?"

"It's a 'No' no."

"Oh, OK."

"Honey?"

"Yes?"

"You really are a little bit silly sometimes."

"Make."

"Eh?"

"Bread. Make."

"K."

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