alone in the office

for some reason i love when my boss is out of the office for a full day. don't get me wrong, i love my boss. i've had a lot of great supervisors over the past several years and i would say current boss is one of the best. he's funny and supports my ideas and gives me a lot of flexibility in my work schedule. but i dig it when he's gone.

first of all, i should point out that he and i share an office. so it isn't like he works down the hall. his desk is about three feet from mine. also, it is standard procedure to keep our office door open at all times. usually this is fine, but we share an office suite with a program that provides supportive living services for individuals with disabilities. there are always people stopping by to pick up checks or have meetings or to attend trainings...so it can get pretty loud.

so i love when my boss isn't here and i get to shut the door and play kbco online and zone out the rest of the office. i can focus on certain projects that take a little more uninterrupted concentration. i can return voicemail without feeling self-conscious that other people can hear my phone conversations. i can let the phone go to voicemail if i don't want to answer it right away.

there is just something about working unsupervised that feel freeing. not that my boss cracks the whip very often, but i love feeling unfettered in my pace of the work day. and not having to explain my love of folk music to my reggae and hiphip loving boss. so good.