This week, I resurrect a memory from my youth

I am absolutely in love with this Vietnamese pour-over coffee, Copper Cow Coffee. It is dark and delicious. I tried a 10-pack and then subscribed, I had to. It was so good!

Wherever I work, I become deeply vested...

...I am staring at my manager’s face as he recites a crafted-to-avoid-litigation release statement that I do not hear. At a point early in his talk, eight words arrested my auditory function. First, my brain tripped and fell when I heard, “We do not need a ‘‘Head of’’ position.” Next, my heart heard, “They do not need me.” Finally, my heart screams incredulously, “What?!”

I recall that scene in Titanic when Rose says to Jack, "I won't let you go," and then she does.

The Southern Connecticut State University coach invited my son to tour the school and learn more about their diving program. I was there as the Uber driver, but it was lovely to see him navigate the campus and raise great questions.

I prefer to work where my work is valued and contributes to the success of the people I work with and the organization that employs us. I have worked in a multitude of spaces, states and countries.

• As a management consultant, I had no specific desk space at the companies where I consulted. I worked in the airport lounge and on the plane while in transit. I was happy to work from conference rooms, war rooms, and random desks 'out of the way' or in the middle of everything.
  
• I hoteled, that is, I signed up for cube/desk on demand in work-share spaces.
  
• I worked from home for many years since my customers and colleagues were all over the continental United States.
  
• I have experienced all kinds of desks: palatial cubicles with wood furnishings, Steelcase utility setups, two by four foot-no partition: "Hello Mate!" Sit/Stand desks, ergonomically correct chairs, horrible-for-my-neck-and-back chairs, open space, community space, and so on.
  
• We cannot forget the pandemic zoom meetings and breakout rooms with the global team.
  
• And I have spent time at the home office with my husband and son as home-office colleagues.
  

Every place has been great. Regarding preference, I would say: hybrid: I want the flexibility to work where I produce excellent outcomes. Sometimes it will be in an office, and sometimes not. Yes, I prefer a mix.