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What’s the hardest thing about your work environment?

Amberet

For me it’s the noise of conversations around me in an open office - I find it really hard to tune out. And being interrupted frequently when I’m focusing on something.

Oh, and hot desking (which I thankfully don’t have to do anymore but made me so anxious every day for years). 

I could go on…!

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  • I work from home as a contractor, so it's my own space and all my own stuff, but I still get that pang of nerves when work messages come through on slack, or if I get sudden work calls. Our house internet was broken for several weeks, and it was bliss to not be any to do calls or meetings.

    I used to work in an office, but even then it was a more relaxed environment then most offices, being games industry so it was on the more casual side. I don't think I could work in the environments a lot of other people are describing, and I really think hot-desking should be banned, that sounds like a nightmare! 

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I agree, the pings either in Slack or Teams and then stand up here, quick call here, another meeting there. The worst are ice breaker calls. Those 'introduce yourself' I had 3 last week. One I froze, second one I hung up and third one I stutter and said something stupid probably. 

  • in reply to Vera

    I feel so sorry for you, 3 ice breaker calls! Ouch!

    My work have just hired a mentor for the team, and we are getting one of 'those' calls on Monday, which I'm dreading -when I get nervous I talk really fast and say stupid things, which will be bad as it's no one else's first language, so they probably won't be able to understand me. It's a show and tell too, so we will have to show our work for discussion and be expected to have opinions. I need time to think and process, so I struggle with these things. 

    I keep hoping they'll fire me as I feel useless, but as I quit a job last year (they asked for a meeting and I just quit rather than face it), I am trying my best not to.

  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I have talked to a colleague about this and even none ND people just do not like this kind of 'introductions'. I proposed a feature in Teams profile with 'introduction video' - that would definitely safe us a lot of those horrible meetings. 

    I am sure you will do good, because if you weren't good at your job you wouldn't be there. And at the end, it's not about breaking the ice but getting the work done. 

    You will do great, I am sure of it. 

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  • in reply to Cinnabar_wing

    I have talked to a colleague about this and even none ND people just do not like this kind of 'introductions'. I proposed a feature in Teams profile with 'introduction video' - that would definitely safe us a lot of those horrible meetings. 

    I am sure you will do good, because if you weren't good at your job you wouldn't be there. And at the end, it's not about breaking the ice but getting the work done. 

    You will do great, I am sure of it. 

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