Now that we won't be able to fake a bad internet connection whenever we don’t want to go to a meeting, and can't spend all day in Spiderman sweatpants (or Batman sweatpants, for executive meetings), how are we supposed to, um, do our job? by Gaby_Moss:
If you’re one of the many Americans who worked from home during the pandemic, odds are high that you have recently or will soon be been summoned back to a mysterious, oft-rumored-but-rarely-seen land: your office.to like/a spider plant named “Montgomery Blithington IV” as our “coworkers,” many of us are a bit spotty on the basics of workplace etiquette.
So, we turned to our top researchers and experts to learn how to make a smooth return to our old working lives. Read on for 10 tips on how to ease your back into office life; before you know it, you’ll be working, schmoozing, and ignoring Brenda in Accounts Payable as if you never left the office.If you’re struggling to remember office life, many experts recommend a simple visualization exercise: In a dark, comfortable room, breathe deeply for a count of six.
Good small talk topics: vacations, hobbies, local sports teams, popular TV shows, cute things your children or pets have done After more than a year of hitting mute and turning off video during meetings so that you could shit talk with your roommate, watch YouTube videos in another window, and/or discreetly eat an entire French bread personal pizza, getting used to in-person meetings again will take some adjustment. The good news is, you’re not alone—your coworkersdon’t want to meet with you .
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