Office sounds in 2020

Galen
1 min readDec 17, 2020

Me: So here we see our sourcing model for Q1 ’21 shows a 17%…

Child: Daaaaaad! Daaaaaad! Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!

CEO: … and that’s how we’ll execute. Leadership, thoughts?

Me: …, …. … … . … … …, …. … .

CEO: You’re muted.

HR consultant, company-wide Zoom meeting: … and the cafeteria plan has a 2021 allowable maximum …

Someone from Accounting: yes, I’d like to order a pastrami on rye, and can I get an extra pickle with that?

Consultant: … of $500 per annum for…

Deli merchant on speakerphone: Got it, one pastrami on rye, extra pickle. Anything else?

HR consultant, same Zoom meeting: … now if you want to change that withholding, you’ll need to log in here and fill out form…

Me: <presses button on my keyboard>

Consultant: … … … … … . … … … …, … … …, … … … … … . … … … .

Me: Alexa, play Billie Eilish.

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Galen

Engineer, MBA, in tech. Analyzer of things, designer of stuff, constantly searching for insights to share. Frequently lost in thought.