Last Tuesday was the worst day of my work year so far

I work from home and had three back to back video calls scheduled. First one the host forgot to send the link so I sat there for 15 minutes confused. Second one my internet dropped out right when I was supposed to present a project update. Third one a coworker interrupted me every 3 minutes with side questions. By 3 PM I had gotten nothing done and had to reschedule everything for Friday. Has anyone else had a day where the schedule just worked against you like that?

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butler.mark5d ago

My buddy Dave had a day like that last month. He had four client meetings in a row and the coffee shop wifi crashed during the third one, so he ended up taking notes on a napkin while sitting on a curb.

james924d ago

Oh man, that napkin note thing is way too relatable (I've definitely been there). But I gotta gently push back on one thing here, @butler.mark: if your buddy Dave had four client meetings in a row, that's a full day of meetings, not a "day like that" for most people. Most folks I know would call that a nightmare week, not just a rough day. Also, props to him for toughing it out on the curb, but I'd argue the real hero is whoever invented waterproof pens for napkin emergencies.