drinking in as much homebodity as possible

[amw]

Last weekend i did not go out and do anything because i realized it would be my last chance to have a weekend in before what will be an exhausting business trip. But in reality this weekend is my last chance. The difference is that this weekend i knew i would be distracted by planning, or at least what little planning i actually do

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[newwaytowrite]

Why does your company do this yearly gathering? Do they not need the company to function while you are all away from work? Or is the case only certain people go to this gathering ?

I wish you nothing but finding some time to claw back just for you during this work outing. I get you will get some after the “thing” is over but finding some in the midst of the thing will be vital to your sanity.

[amw]

I think it's a tech industry thing. This is the third company i worked for that had annual all-hands gatherings. It's a way to get people who work from home or in disparate offices around the world together to try align them all and make them feel like they are part of something bigger, i suppose. It's definitely toughest on support and other on-call teams, because they need to make sure someone is keeping an eye on stuff even while the events are going on. But in the tech industry a lot of these on-call guys are used to working from home, or a coffee shop, or a bar, because shit can go down any time day or night, so i suppose it's not any different to bring their laptops to a company social event