Gemotions

The new office, with its panoramic views and open-plan layout, was supposed to be inspiring. Instead, it made him feel exposed. The old office was gone, replaced by this.

He kept glancing at his old email inbox, the familiar names, the familiar conversations. He felt a sharp pang of nostalgia.

His new boss, a dynamic, driven woman, expected immediate results. He felt the weight of her expectations. He didn't know the ropes.

He spent the first few days shadowing his new colleagues, clinging to their every word, desperate to understand. He wanted the comfort of what he knew.