Book 6 of 16
Leaving early
Out before the end of the day. Reasons that hold up on the way past somebody's desk.
853 verses across 29 chapters
A reading
- 1 I've been pulled into something that's now taking the day Unverifiable
- 2 I've been given something with no context and told it's mine Concerning
- 3 Somebody has taken the chair from my desk Unverifiable
- 4 My chair is at a different height every morning Please take the day
- 5 Somebody has asked me for a handover and there's no handover planned Please take the day
- 6 There's a reorganization and I've been asked to keep something quiet Not reassuring
- 7 The room I booked has been taken by people with more seniority Unverifiable
- 8 I've been in back-to-back since eight and I need twenty minutes Unverifiable
- 9 The screen in the room doesn't take the cable everybody has Unverifiable
- 10 The printer on this floor has been broken for three weeks and it's needed today Unverifiable
- 11 They've moved my desk and not told me where to Unverifiable
- 12 The offsite has overrun and there's no way back before evening Plausible
- 13 Somebody has put a sign on a door and nobody knows who Not reassuring
- 14 There's an org chart update and I'm somewhere new on it Please take the day
- 15 There's a room on this floor that's always locked Please take the day
- 16 A process has changed and nobody has said which process Concerning
- 17 There's a thing I have to do before month end and it's month end Unverifiable
- 18 Somebody has resigned and the morning has become about that Unverifiable
Where the rest of them are
- The Dwelling80
- Fragments73
- The Treachery of Objects52
- The Office51
- Officialdom49
- The Job Itself46
- The Body Malfunctioning38
- Errands34
- Animals Have Plans31
- Small Disasters26
- The Mid-Century Register26
- The Journey In23
- Cars, and How They Decline23
- Weather and Calendar23
- Things Meant to Be Relaxing23
- Machines and Their Schedules22
- Relatives22
- Out Among People21
- Waiting Rooms20
- Reasons to Be at Home20
- Small Financial Emergencies20
- Elsewhere20
- Arrangements19
- People Who Cannot Drive Themselves19
- Hours That Go Missing18
- The Yard17
- The Street15
- The Kitchen14
- The Ceiling8
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