Book 3 of 16

Working from home today

Present, but not there. Reasons to stay at the kitchen table that do not sound like reasons to stay in bed.

778 verses across 26 chapters

1. 1 There's no documentation and the only copy was in somebody's head Concerning
2. 2 My commute has been cancelled on my behalf Plausible
3. 3 I asked a question three days ago and it's still sitting there Plausible
4. 4 I've been told it's urgent by four people who each mean a different thing Unverifiable
5. 5 I've been in meetings about it instead of doing it Unverifiable
6. 6 The scope has grown and nobody has said so out loud Unverifiable
7. 7 I'm blocked on something from another team Plausible
8. 8 The building has sent an email that I've chosen to take seriously Unverifiable
9. 9 I need one more day and I'd rather not say what the day is for Unverifiable
10. 10 I've got a delivery I have to sign for personally Plausible
11. 11 Every answer I get raises a new question Unverifiable
12. 12 I've found a bug that predates me Concerning
13. 13 The data I was given doesn't match the data that exists Concerning
14. 14 Somebody has to be in for the meter and it's me Plausible
15. 15 The office thing I needed to be in for has been moved Unverifiable
16. 16 The person who knows how this works has left Unverifiable
17. 17 There's a dependency nobody documented and I've walked into it Concerning
18. 18 I've rewritten it twice and the second one was worse Unverifiable