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Remote Meltdown
Torture by laptop
smiling meetings
through gritted teeth
Tangled thoughts
So much mud
even caffeine can't dilute
All day upstream
office floor power naps
Can't explain it
he doesn't get it
though I see him try
I'm sorry
I contemplated
how a car crash would feel
failed sobriety
quick shot
under the radar
savouring shame's burn
rinse
repeat
Published 5th Dec 2022
Author's Note
Wrote this a while back. Remote working from home all day is not good for me. Coping better now.
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5th Dec 2022 4:34pm
Dear K,
Been there. Do that!
It’s as though we’re living parallel lives. And they say they “understand” but how can they? I don’t even get it sometimes and I’m living it. Coping better is a very good thing. I’m glad to read that.
😊x
H🌷
Been there. Do that!
It’s as though we’re living parallel lives. And they say they “understand” but how can they? I don’t even get it sometimes and I’m living it. Coping better is a very good thing. I’m glad to read that.
😊x
H🌷
6th Dec 2022 1:39pm
Working from home sounds delightful until you're stuck doing it. It has its perks, but for a social person it can be soul-draining.
I've quieted the mud in my mind and things are getting much better. Still don't want to work remotely forever, though!
Thanks always,
❤️k
I've quieted the mud in my mind and things are getting much better. Still don't want to work remotely forever, though!
Thanks always,
❤️k
5th Dec 2022 4:38pm
My brother spends a lot of time in Zoom meetings which he feels are mostly superfluous and monotonous, he counts down the years days and hours to retirement.
6th Dec 2022 1:41pm
I work for an organization that's spread all over the country, so remote work is becoming the norm. I might have to make a change soon.
Thanks for stopping by!
❤️k
Thanks for stopping by!
❤️k
5th Dec 2022 4:43pm
6th Dec 2022 1:41pm
5th Dec 2022 7:51pm
Dear, K
I empathize 100% with this piece. Mud is an apt metaphor for my state of mind while working my hellish early AM shift..
. just about 40 feet from my bed.
Bravissima ❣🌹
I empathize 100% with this piece. Mud is an apt metaphor for my state of mind while working my hellish early AM shift..
. just about 40 feet from my bed.
Bravissima ❣🌹
6th Dec 2022 1:44pm
At least I have a dedicated room to work in. And being in the time zone I'm in, I don't have to start early. That would be awful! The muddy mind is something I've lived with forever...
Thanks for the read & commiserating!
❤️k
Thanks for the read & commiserating!
❤️k
6th Dec 2022 3:27am
hello beautiful poetess I feel you
I'm glad you're feeling better these days ❤️
I'm glad you're feeling better these days ❤️
6th Dec 2022 1:46pm
I really am. I've finally found some answers for long-standing issues. Thank you so much. 😊
❤️k
❤️k
6th Dec 2022 6:16am
6th Dec 2022 1:46pm
8th Dec 2022 2:05pm
Totally agree, working from home all the time can drive you crazy. :p Video conferencing just isn't the same. Need all those annoying people coming over asking for stuff. lol But they are my annoying people damnit. And so many other things, including temptation but we aren't going to talk about that. Actually wrote a couple about that. :p But a lot of everything happens when you are at a larger campus. It's like a living soap opera sometimes. But amusing as hell.
8th Dec 2022 6:57pm
There are just different temptations at home. No one knows what I do during my breaks, or when the camera is turned off. ;)
Thanks for stopping by, Kx!
❤k
Thanks for stopping by, Kx!
❤k
10th Dec 2022 4:04pm
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