Working from home: The Holy Grail?
Congratulations! You’ve finally hacked work-life balance in the city of Lagos! You now work 100% remotely as your new employers have no physical presence in the country. No more hustling for buses or doing algebra when bus prices double because of rain. You are now the master of your own destiny(no more slavish nonsense).
You can now sleep as long as you please and still be ready for work at a moment’s notice, or so you think until you realise you have to work with a different time zone and 7am-3pm is your new 9–5. At least you don’t have to wake up by 5:30am just to beat traffic, you concede.
With all the positives that come with working remotely, nothing prepared you for the loneliness that follows. No more office gossip by the water dispenser or friendly chatter when you close from work. It’s just you and your laptop now. Naturally, you begin to find other things to distract you from work and looking at a screen altogether.
Snacking becomes your go to hobby and now that you can actually afford the junk, you spare no expense. The delivery guys are now your closest thing to physical human contact you can get during the week. Your weekends are now spent in dimly lit restaurants and bars soaking in as much human interaction as you can.
Your appetite goes out of control as snacking becomes the only thing that keeps you busy and while it is fun at first, later your body starts to tell. Your parents and every old acquaintance have begun to also comment on your new look.
Ah yes, all that snacking with no exercise has given you a chubbier look and even you can tell as your old corporate wears no longer fit like they used to. From someone who had high metabolism to having a very visible beer belly(send help).
You think you’ve beaten adulting, Lagos and life but here you are.
