u/billrayed

Started a new job about two months ago and the office has assigned desks but apparently not assigned chairs.

Most of the chairs are the same cheap black ones except I brought my own nouhaus from home because I already had it and I'm at this desk like 9 hours a day.

For the first few weeks, everything was normal, then this guy from the row behind me started taking it whenever I was in meetings.

First time I thought someone moved it by accident. Second time I found him sitting on it and he was like oh yeah this one is way more comfortable.

Cool. Give it back lol.

This turned into a weird daily thing where if I wasn't at my desk, he'd swap his chair with mine.

Friday I finally put a little name tag underneath the seat.

Monday morning my manager asks me why I'm creating tension over office furniture. Turns out he complained that I was being territorial over shared equipment. I had to explain that the company did not buy the chair. I did.

HR asked if I had proof, which thankfully I still had in my e-mail.

Now apparently, we're having a meeting about chair policy. I cannot believe this is a real sentence I just typed.

been on hyperliquid since basically the start but the last couple weeks have felt off.. getting adl'd out of positions at bad moments, weird wicks on some of the lower cap pairs, and i keep seeing people mention switching around. curious what everyone's ACTUAL daily driver is right now, not what you were using 6 months ago. GMX, dYdX, jupiter, whatever just want to know what's actually working for people day to day and why. also open to hearing about stuff outside the usual 3, feels like theres a bunch of smaller dexes that nobody talks about until you're already three replies deep in a thread like this 👀

I'm far away from home this Christmas for studies. I couldn't fly back, ‘cause I had things to sort out school deadlines and since it was my first time not celebrating Christmas with my family, I felt pretty bad. 

My student apartment mirrors my room at home: cozy, but empty with my siblings' chaos and the aroma from the kitchen. Thanks to mom's cooking, I'm already feeling what Christmas would be like without them. But I won't let loneliness win any more. 

So I got some items nearby, garlands, twinkly lights, decors, designs and shiny ornaments to spark some joy. My room started feeling festive but longed for the finishing touch: a Christmas tree, but how am I going to get one? and my apartment? I doubt it would fit, plus carrying from the reception to my floor, I had no roommate to help and I felt a bit awkward. Maybe some locals won't understand my enthusiasm for Christmas. 

So I browsed through Alibaba late that night, searching for something I can use to make my own tree until I came across a collapsible Christmas tree. It's foldable, would fit a bag and won't make everything so weird. When the tree arrived a week before Christmas, I installed it and my room was lit and ready. 

On Christmas Eve, I had a video call with my family till dawn. laughter, carol songs, tears, it was so beautiful like they were really here. Your home is with your family, but you can create your home whenever you are too without a little genuity. 

How was your solo holiday plan?