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I spent ~2.5 years working out of a smallish walk in closet during and after COVID. It was both kinda quiet as it was on the 2nd floor and the kids played in t
by alexpotato 3y ago
I spent ~2.5 years working out of a smallish walk in closet during and after COVID.
It was both kinda quiet as it was on the 2nd floor and the kids played in the basement during lockdown. Part of me misses it as the "snug" feeling helped with focus as there weren't really any visual distractions. I did worry about the CO2 later in the stretch of using the closet and still worry about it now that I'm in a basement office that has no windows (but there is a window in the larger basement).
Funny story about working out of a closet:
During COVID, I worked at a place that was famously a bit of "meat grinder" with long hours, short tenure etc. I realized about half way through that I was very good at giving at honest sales pitch about the pros and cons of working there to the point that Recruiting would have candidates on the fence talk to me to try to "close" them.
I would usually start each call with "Yes, this is my closet" and end with "Now, if you come work with us, you TOO might end up working in a closet".
I had a 100% close rate so I guess it wasn't that bad of a joke or I'm a better salesman than I thought.
- bombcar 3y agoBeing honest about (at least some) downsides helps incredibly when going for the close.