Hermit Loner’s Place

Cubicle, sweet cubicle.  That higher wider wall makes a world of difference.  What privacy fencing did for my yard, this wall has done for my cubicle.  I wish I would have thought of this two years ago.  I am no longer a sitting duck for every bored coworker who hasn’t got enough work to do.  They have to make an effort now to see me, and it’s no longer a comfortable space to just “hang out” in.

At first I was leery about posting this picture, fearing that someone from work might someday find this blog.  Then I realized - nobody ever will.  They don’t care about me as a person, what I think, or how I feel.  In fact, one of my friends at work knows about this blog and I am 100% sure he never reads it.  (It’s a good thing, too, because he’d likely see himself in some of my posts and I think he wouldn’t be happy about it)  Anyway, I’m convinced that for the most part, my coworkers only want a few things from me - my attention, my listening ear, my answers to their questions, my help with their problems - they couldn’t care less what makes me tick.  They want me to listen to their stories and laugh at their jokes.  I’m an audience to them, when I’m not playing “Answer Fairy.”  They want me to be what they want me to be - and quite frankly, I’m tired of it. If any of them DO stumble across this and don’t like what they read here, “oh well.”

I love my “new” cubicle.  Today was blessedly quiet.  Here’s to lots more quiet days to come.

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