This blog started out as 365 Things that Shit Me, because I found "365 Things to be Grateful for" blogs a bit naff. But maybe there's something in their philosophy, because I am finding the effort to find things that shit me is resulting in a pretty shitty year so far. So I'm changing my attitude and my blog mission and seeking out things that amuse me. They will probably end up being the same things that would have appeared in the old blog, I'm just choosing to perceive them differently.
At some time in the relatively recent history of my workplace, a decision was made that no employee may have a bin at his or her desk. Instead, there are strategically placed flip-top bins around the floor that allow everyone to share a bit of a bin. The original decision caused much angst about the place, to the point that some people now hide their own teensy bins inside their desk drawers and filing cabinets. I don't engage in such workplace deceit (mainly because my drawers and filing cabinets are full of paperwork that probably could be thrown out, but which I couldn't be bothered taking to the bin). In fact, I actually support the theory of no desk-side bins. However, the practice really shits me. As can be seen from the picture, the communal bin is approximately three metres from my desk. That means I don't get any meaningful exercise when I get up and walk to it, but I do get work disruption whenever I do. On a normal workday, that is not an enormous problem, but today I had hayfever and was blowing my nose on a fairly regular basis. I was then left with the choice of getting up and walking to the bin to dispose of a tissue every 10 minutes, or letting a pile of them accumulate on my desk. While the latter is a good way of dissuading people from entering my office when I'd rather be left alone, it doesn't make for a particular pleasant work environment. In the end, I found a spare plastic container lying around, threw out some of my paperwork, and turned it into a hidden bin in my filing cabinet.
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