The first hour of the workday when you’re not quite awake yet:
Having to deal with the one person in the office who’s a total “morning person” during that first hour (or at any time in the morning, really):
Reading emails from higher-ups that are FULL of jargon and make little sense:
There’s a meeting somewhere else in the building—or an off-site gathering—and no one knows where they are going:
Accidentally getting locked out of said meeting:
Going to lunch, getting distracted by something, then realizing that you only have ten minutes left on your break:
Having to be polite while dealing with rude customers or clients:
Getting assigned to be the lead person on a major project—and you have no idea how or why you got picked:
One or more team members don’t contribute their fair share to said project:
Your computer fails, and you have to wait most of the day for someone from IT to come fix it since you are not allowed to do it yourself:
Getting free food because the office is celebrating someone’s birthday or retirement:
Taking on way more work than you can handle, and then a dozen other things come up:
