Um novo dia no escritório

At half past eleven, Inês gets up. “Coffee?” she asks. “Yes, please!” Tiago replies. They go to the small kitchen, where there is a coffee machine and a basket of biscuits. Tiago was never a big coffee lover, but now he realizes that coffee helps keep him focused.

Two other colleagues are already there, talking about a football match from the night before. Tiago does not know all the players, but he listens. “Do you like football?” one of the colleagues asks him. “A little,” Tiago replies. “I prefer basketball, but I like watching the big matches.”

After lunch, Tiago works on his part of the report. He needs some data from Inês, so he goes to her desk. “Inês, can you help me?” he asks. “I need the numbers from last month.” “Of course,” she replies. She sends him a file and explains a small detail. Tiago thanks her and goes back to his desk.

During the afternoon, he sends his boss a draft of his work in a short email: “Here is the first version of my part. Tell me, please, if I need to change anything.”

At half past five, Tiago turns off his computer. The boss passes by his desk and says, “Good work today.” Tiago feels a quiet sense of satisfaction.

On the way home, he thinks about the day: the meeting, the coffee break, the email. Step by step, the office is becoming more and more familiar.