WFH was rolling out of bed at 8:58 for a 9 a.m. Zoom call. Office life demands earlier nights, 45 extra minutes of sleep can save your face and sanity.
Morning routines aren’t self-help fluff, they’re your defence against chaos. Pack lunch, set clothes, and prep gym gear. Add a commute buffer or sip cold brew later and regret it.
Open-plan offices were sold as hubs of collaboration. They’re noise festivals where people narrate their entire weekend in real time. Enter the holy relic of modern work: noise-cancelling headphones.
Personalise your desk, as it adds a fun element to the boring cubicle. A plant, a photo or a non-corporate notebook, anything that feels less like a dead nest and more like yours.
The one glued to their desk all day impresses no one. Stand up, stretch, gossip, grab the free snacks HR dangles. Eat the doughnut, it’s there for you.
The real danger of returning to office isn’t the commute, it’s the creep. That 8 p.m. email, the 'quick' dinner call. Draw the line. Coat on, bag packed, door shut. Stick to it.
Back to Office is annoying, an but it’s opportunity. You’ll learn more from overheard desk chats than Slack threads. In your 20s, that edge matters. So sleep earlier, prep smarter, eat the free food, and log off with dignity.