{"id":22765,"date":"2022-05-09T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=22765"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:10:04","slug":"navigating-a-hybrid-work-set-up-nonprofit-humour","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/humour\/navigating-a-hybrid-work-set-up-nonprofit-humour\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating a hybrid work set up"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">1<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your favourite co-worker schedules an in-person meeting on a day you&rsquo;re supposed to WFH, and it&rsquo;s at 2:00 PM which they *know* is your unofficial nap time<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jR0B23Ed1DDBfn8AfO\/giphy-downsized-large.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jR0B23Ed1DDBfn8AfO\/giphy-downsized-large.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">2<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you&rsquo;ve spent 1.5 years working at home, with limited professional interaction, no camera on, and now you&rsquo;re in a meeting trying to explain why you visibly rolled your eyes at something your colleague said<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/f5vk3qR99utSvUOcTT\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/f5vk3qR99utSvUOcTT\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">3<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watching two team members fight over whose responsibility it was to send an email, after being deprived of this petty drama for far too long<\/p><div id=\"idron-597596310\" class=\"idron-article-in-content idron-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idranswers.idronline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png\" alt=\"What is IDR Answers Page Banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1.png 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-1024x205.png 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-150x30.png 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/What-is-IDR-Answers-Page-Banner-1-768x154.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/fnmknmPn48ntVlqpv8\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/fnmknmPn48ntVlqpv8\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">4<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trying to succinctly explain to your family what the first day commuting one hour to the office and one hour back was like, when you have no energy left.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Uf6jsgFpGKDpd9y89x\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Uf6jsgFpGKDpd9y89x\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">5<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning how to talk to the person who used to send follow up emails, except now, they just walk over to your desk three times a day in an attempt to get the information they want<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Q8PCwwRcb5z5IHKtxM\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Q8PCwwRcb5z5IHKtxM\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">6<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moment you realise that attending a 9:00 AM meeting now means waking up at 7:00 AM<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/MaIQSnAuNTwvuk0Evl\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/MaIQSnAuNTwvuk0Evl\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">7<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your extroverted teammate is trying to explain how returning to an in-person environment is actually beneficial and just. so. energising.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jTwbNUr9HQTtTS78Gb\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/jTwbNUr9HQTtTS78Gb\/giphy.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GIPHY<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h3 class=\"secondlevel wp-block-heading\">8<\/h3><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When your team member asks what the point of a hybrid set up is, when all the work happens on the days they are working at home<\/p><div id=\"idron-3658236933\" class=\"idron-content idron-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"donate banner\"><img src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"donate banner\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-150x30.jpg 150w, https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Donate-banner-1-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1250px) 100vw, 1250px\" width=\"1250\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/McUtjhY8UsDY8L2uqm\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\"><figcaption>GIF courtesy: <a 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