It is quite interesting to see what effects come as a result of being at work for way too long. When night falls and you’re still in the office, guards are dropped and civility goes out the window. I had a late shift last night. Even though I was there until past midnight, I was fortunate in that I basically had a regular 8 to 9 hour work day. The PM and the tech lead though were there since morning and had probably put in a good 16 hours each. I know I was going a little bit loopy–I can only imagine that they were feeling far less than fresh.

Last night we worked hard and we got a lot accomplished. At the same time we were also boisterous and vulgar–far more than decorum would dictate during business hours. Frankly, seeing those sides to my colleagues really fleshes them out. I mean, they’re not just people that you only see for 8 hours during your day. No: they’re also human, with limitations and breaking points where sanity goes out the bloody window. These are personal dimensions that I never really spent a long time considering. Similarly, how often do they get to see my other sides to my personality other than my usual brooding emo side?

“emoemoemo”

Not that I want to spend many late nights at work like I did yesterday, but seriously, doing it once in a while makes for a more interesting job.