and Words
I’ve been hearin’ symphonies
Before, all I heard was silence
A rhapsody for you and me
And every melody is timeless
Life was stringin’ me along
Then you came and you cut me loose
Was solo, singin’ on my own
Now I can’t find the key without you
And now your song is on repeat
And I’m dancin’ on to your heartbeat
And when you’re gone, I feel incomplete
So if you want the truth
Lyric excerpts from Genius.com.
I started at my current company in 2020; I continued to work remotely for the better part of 2021. We proceeded with caution due to the pandemic and gradually reopened the world. This included our policy to work from home. However, we grew faster than we could logistically maintain. We suddenly had more employees than we had desks. This meant that even if I wanted to come into work in person, I couldn’t (without reserving a hotel desk). I had far better monitors at home, so I preferred to work remotely. Therefore, this didn’t impact me.
Eventually, my manager went out of her way to arrange a permanent desk for me with similar equipment. However, that permanent desk came with strings attached. Since desks were a limited resource, we were expected to come into the office two to three days per week. Honestly, I had very few complaints about working from the office. My wife commutes to Seattle four days per week and meets me in the afternoons near the office, so it worked out well.
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