My Goal is to Take Down Bright Lights in the Workplace

In all three of my previous office jobs, I had to be moved to a different spot in the office because I was bothered by the bright, fluorescent office lights.

(In all three instances, this put me in a location in the building far away from the rest of my department. Sometimes this was a good thing.)

sensitive to bright lights

I will kill you

Prior to being moved, there were times I wore a hat while sitting in my cubicle. Or sunglasses. And good lord, one time I even taped a piece of paper to the top of my head so it would stick out in front of me (like the bill of a hat) and block the light. (That only lasted about 5 minutes. Too embarrassing, even for me.) [Read more…]

Why Don’t People Know When to be Quiet?

librarySo I’m working on my laptop in a huge public library. It’s a giant room filled with 4-seater tables filled with people on laptops or studying.

I was the only one at my table when three people came and sat down. No big deal.

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