The What’s In and What’s Out of CC Pace

It is pretty safe to say that, as we enter our 12^th month of quarantining and the pandemic lifestyle, we are all experiencing COVID fatigue. So, rather than evoke a collective groan with yet another “here’s how to navigate the quarantine lifestyle” post, we have decided to try and lighten up the COVID experience a little with an entertaining review of how things have changed. So, without further ado, here is CC Pace’s What’s In and What’s Out list! Take a look and please let us know if there is anything we missed on our list – enjoy!

OUT	IN
Conference calls	Teams meeting with fun together modes
Short emails with one question	Slack or DMs
Team lunches	Door Dashed lunch
Phone calls	Video Calls
Lengthy in-person meetings	Emails with bullet points and lists
Book Clubs	Netflix recommendation discussions
Company outings	Online Trivia games
Commuting to work	Signing into Teams app or Zoom
Printer jamming	Internet connection issues
Office inside jokes	Company memes
Alcohol shots	Vaccine shots
Starbucks	Expanding your Keurig coffee selection
“You’re on Mute”	Awesome virtual backgrounds and cameo family member sightings during virtual meetings
Juggling kids activities to keep them entertained	Juggling kids online class schedules
Happy Hour at the local bar	Personal booze stockpiles
Business attire	Sweats, yoga pants and pjs
Workplace status quo	Angling your camera just right to ensure your PJ pants are not visible during your Teams meeting
Dry Cleaners	Never ending laundry piles
Lunch hour errands	Walking your dog 4 times a day
Hanging out at the water cooler	Never ending group chats
4G	5G
Picking up something for dinner	Cooking at home and getting your Micheline star rated Chef groove on
Airpods	Noise Canceling Headphones
High Heels and dress shoes	What are shoes?
Talking over a cube wall	Stalking co-worker’s availability status on Teams
Office floorplan	Makeshift home offices on kitchen counters
Co-Workers	Co-habitants
Grabbing something from the vending machine	Rummaging the fridge and/or pantry