My job makes me hate healthy food. I know I'm going to be in an environment with vending machines, free donuts, and gas station food. No one ever brings a healthy homemade lunch or even an unhealthy homemade one. No homemade food ever, no one cooks. What planet is this? So as a reaction I bring a big glass (no BPA!) thing of vegetables and a vegan protein shake and pb&j on high fiber bread with peanut butter that's made of just peanuts and jelly made of just fruit, every day. And the routine makes me hate healthy food and I treat garbage food on the weekends like it's a reward.
Uncomfortable chairs are a big deal considering what bad posture does to your life. And 100% of office chairs I've ever sat in are uncomfortable and I don't know anyone in my 400 person building that likes the chair they're in, and they're in it all day. You have to whine a little bit about the chairs because it's an office ritual, but it's ridiculous how much power an uncomfortable chair can have over your life.
In the middle of some important task, I'll suddenly notice a thick layer of caked-on grease all over my entire face. What the heck? Why does that happen when I'm not doing anything active, the room isn't that hot, I took a shower this morning. How do I get absolutely filthy sitting still in a temperature controlled environment? I suspect that a lot of other people get spontaneous face residue for no reason at their jobs... if not then I guess this post is embarrassing but I don't care.
If a bunch of important issues come up, it makes sense to occasionally have a meeting about it. What a lot of bosses do instead, is have regular recurring meetings and then invent issues so there's stuff to talk about at the meeting. I have never been to a meeting at work that was held because of a need to address some important issue. They have always been recurring time wasters where management comes up with fake issues right before the meeting, or improvises them during the meeting.
Why aren't there nap areas in office buildings? Literally every office worker wishes there was a nap area at their job and yet they don't exist. I discovered an unoccupied suite at a job once and used to sleep on the floor in there. Someone found out and then the empty suite was locked from then on and I couldn't get in anymore. There is nowhere in an office building to lie down and that is ridiculous. Lying down is comfortable and it would instantly improve everyone's job at minimal cost.
Break rooms are always sad and awkward, so smart people walk around outside on breaks. But then they get all sweaty since they have to dress up for work (for some reason) and then have to sit through the rest of their workday all sweaty. It's a brutal combination to have a lack of a nice break area, and a dress code together. Male business attire is engineered specifically for maximum discomfort, fabric covers the entire body and seals with buttons at the cuffs, tucked in shirt at the waist, thick socks, and tie at the neck, to choke off all entry points for fresh air.
It's nice that people like to socialize at work, it probably makes their jobs easier. Socializing is not a good thing for the few people that care about getting work done. It's impossible when coworkers are constantly bothering you. I've historically been great at stopping people from bothering me at my desk, but there has been constant loud socialization at every job I've ever had. I can only avoid distraction by listening to gnarly metal on headphones all the time. This can put you in the difficult position of either being looked down on for being unproductive, or being the office pariah for not socializing as much as others.
Good night, everybody. Have a great day of sweaty awkward meetings under blinding lights tomorrow!
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