IN REVIEW
March and April in Review When atypicality becomes the new normal
M
arch was a very
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atypical month. Perhaps the most
atypical ever experienced so far for most of us. Starting on Monday 9, most of us started working from home. By March 16, we had closed the office door behind us, with a lump in the throat but with the hope of being able to reopen it as soon as possible. It was not easy to revise our habits. True, the pace has been slower, in the hallway there is no traffic and we could sleep a little more because “going to the office” meant walking from our computer. Despite this, leaving the office gave rise to a sense of bewilderment, uncertainty and even sadness. Because the truth is that leaving the office meant having to give up the 10 o’clock coffee break with the whole team, an unfailing ritual and chance to discuss, chat and laugh on the most varied topics. It meant not having to discuss which radio to listen to anymore, with the office divided between rock and pop. It meant no longer sharing lunch break with co-workers, nor walking together to our
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the distance that separated us