Returning to the office (only briefly)
After a long hot summer and the pandemic winding down a little, the client I am working for is asking people to gradually return to the office 40% of the time following the government guideline. As for me, the journey started two weeks ago. It was refreshing with a back-to-school vibe when I first got into the office, of course with a lot of new changes and measures in place, like marks and signs on the floor, to keep people socially distanced, as well as sanitisers dotted everywhere in the office. And I was really excited about the fact that I can now have a nice cup of coffee. Getting into the office area, there's a one-way system so that people don't walk into each other, which does happen often back in the olden days. Despite it being a bit annoying, people do following the rules, at least in the beginning. When I got to the workspace where my team usually sits, it's refreshing to see everyone smiling again, and there's definitely a back-to-school vibe that everyo...