And I Stayed Late?

I planned on working late today to clear up as much as possible before I go on long vacation and to prep things for my absence. It was a good, foolishly naïve plan. Forgot that it was a springtime Friday in the middle of the quarter: good weather, no end-of-quarter deadlines, weekend. The Prez and every single Veep was gone by noon (if they came in at all). Half the Management was gone by 3 p.m. 75% of the cubes by 4. By 5 just me and the cleaning lady. Biiiig empty floor.

I left at 8, I prepped it anyway. I like the office when I’m all alone: you get a lot of work done, you can talk loud, and it feels like home since you can raid the refrigerator for leftovers since it all gets thrown out over the weekend.