Dilbert: I would be more productive with my own office. Studies show that cubicle workplaces lower intelligence. Boss: You can’t be sure that’s true because your cubicle lowered your intelligence. Dilbert: Wait… why does that make sense? Boss: Because I have an office.

Source: Dilbert

 

Whenever I think I want an office it’s because I’m convinced I would be more productive where fewer people would come and find me. However counting the number of times I visit someone in their office, multiplied by the number of staff on my floor, I realize that people with offices aren’t less busy.

What I really want is my home office and 75%+ telework.

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Source: Premium Handset Protection

 

Wow! Have you ever bothered to look up the deductible on your handset protection plan?

Spoiler Alert: it’s WAY more expensive than you thought it was. I have an old refurbished S4 that I purchased from T-Mobile 2 years ago for $480.

I have been paying $10 per month for the Premium Handset Protection.

That’s $240 after two years.

Hmm… have the price of a new phone in two years.

And now I find my deductible is $175! – (https://myphpinfo.com/t-mobile/general/view-all-deductibles.aspx)

$240 + $175 = $415

That’s $65 less than having to buy a new phone.

 

Clearly I may have been thankful if this broke day one, possibly even after the first year. But now that I have a phone that is two years old and needs an upgrade, I can’t help but notice how much I just spent for nothing.

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All of these examples are moments I’ve experienced since working as a mobility engineer. If it’s not the OS changing, it’s the OEM, or the carrier, or the app.

And what is with Apps asking you to rate it before you’ve used it!?!