back during the covid times, when many of us were forced to work from home, my wife was forced to work from home too, and during nice days, she would sit outside and work on our back deck. we would do this together. her boss lived in our neighborhood at the time. one day, her boss went for a walk over her lunch break. when she walked past our house, she heard my wife talking on the phone. (katie always talks loud when wearing a headset and we live in a quiet neighborhood. you probably wouldn't have been able to understand what she was saying from the road, but you would have heard someone talking and been able to tell it was her.) the next day my wife was reprimanded for working outside as "not everyone in the company had the ability to sit outside" and this was "not a vacation". the company made people work remotely, but they dictated where employees could sit and work? c'mon. actual clown world. anyways... i just randomly thought of that as i sit inside today wishing the weather was warmer like it was over the weekend so i can begin working outside on my deck again.