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Hello everyone, I am Sister Dandan.

In the past few days, except for regions outside Hubei, the topic that everyone is most concerned about may be rework.

There is a joke on the Internet: What makes us want to rework, is it a dream?

No, it's poverty.

That’s right, no matter how much you want to stay in bed and no matter how happy you are at home, your wallet will ruthlessly remind you: It’s impossible not to work forever.

This epidemic is like giving us another winter vacation for students. Now it’s time to pick ourselves up and get everything back on track.

Presumably many people have ended their quarantine period one after another and received notices to return to work, and have even gone to work for several days.

Many people have complicated feelings about this.

On the other hand, the more we lie at home, the more emptiness and anxiety we feel. Many people have already shouted in the circle of friends, "Let me go back, I want to go to work."

At the same time, I couldn't help but worry a little: What should I do if I take the subway on the road, will I be infected by others when I go to the company, and what should I do during lunch?

As someone who has been back to work for a week and a half, Sister Dandan’s true feeling is: Wear a mask and it’s no big problem.

But what about everyone else?

In fact, Sister Dandan is also very curious, is everyone's rework going smoothly? Do you have any special equipment for going out? Is it possible to share a wave of practical rework experiences with each other and learn from each other?

Today, I talked with several reworkers from all walks of life: What is the real rework experience like?

Here are some fan accounts.

Colleagues who are "afraid of death" and a company that is "unkind",

I appreciate you.

Abe, 31 years old, advertising planner in Chengdu

Someone in our community has been diagnosed!

This news simply gave me a bolt from the blue!

In early February, a small program was released that can search for the location of confirmed patients near you. My colleague posted in the company group that the confirmed patient was only 2.3 kilometers away from him. I searched and found that he was 21 meters away from me.

Because of this matter, I always guard against it at home and be cautious.

When I go to the supermarket near my home to buy groceries, I have to bring alcohol tablets with me, and I wipe the handle of the cart several times before I dare to use it – who knows if my neighbor who is unfortunately diagnosed has ever used this cart.

Later, I was still worried, so I changed my order to Meituan and had the delivery boy deliver it to my door. After getting it back, I used to keep the bags in garbage bags, but now I just throw them away, not daring to keep them at home.

I received a notice from the company this week that I have to go back to work. I want to know how cautious I am when I go to work. Just look at what I have prepared for going back to work.

Originally, I was still very worried about being infected: If someone comes to chat with me or wants to have dinner with me, how should I refuse without hurting my feelings?

But reality tells me: Don’t be too confident!

My colleagues almost regarded me as a source of infection, and everyone was more panicked than me. No one wanted me to get too close to them.

Even if I want to chat with my colleagues, they don’t want to chat with me.

When eating, we each sat at the corner of the table and didn't speak to each other.

When I drank water and coughed, they had to go to the front desk to get a temperature gun to take a temperature test on me.

Passing by the door of the boss's office, they wanted to add another blow: "If you cough a few times and let the boss hear it, maybe we'll have a holiday."

Since I discovered that my colleagues are so "indifferent", my worries about going to work have been reduced by half.

The most obvious difference between now and before the Chinese New Year is that the large conference rooms are extremely in demand and are fully booked as soon as they come in the morning – no one wants to be crowded into a small room for meetings next to each other.

Moreover, the measures in the company are quite strict. The central air conditioner is turned off and the windows are left open all day long. Others find it cold, but I feel very at ease.

Anyway, the more "inhumane" the company is, the more worry-free I will be at work.

Seeing that everyone is so "fearful of death", I feel a lot less anxious – the level of preparedness our company has has basically nipped the infection in the cradle.

The advice I can give you is: wear more clothes. It's really cold with the windows open, and catching a cold at this time is terrible.

It is especially useful to have gloves with you. You don’t need to be so careful when touching any public items outdoors when taking out takeout or picking up express delivery.

Learn the correct way to wear a mask,

It is the prerequisite for all work.

Pod Hero 33 years old company operates in Luoyang

When I heard that we were going back to work, my first reaction was: There are no masks!

I have to wear a mask when I go to work, and I suddenly fall into an endless cycle.

In order to buy masks, I browsed various websites. Websites such as JD.com and Xiaomi Youpin released batches at regular intervals, and everyone wanted to grab them.

Okay, I always set the alarm clock, wait on time, click to buy in seconds, but what I see is: there are too many people, try again later…

Nothing was found.

When I was worried about my bald head, I actually received relief from my colleagues: one N95, one KF94, and two ordinary masks.

My work equipment is these crowdfunded masks.

Wearing N95 for a few more days is enough to last a week or two. I heard that the production capacity of masks will increase by then. I hope that buying masks will no longer be a problem.

But wearing a mask to work is quite annoying. When people say hello to me, I don’t recognize anyone, which is embarrassing.

Even if I talk to my colleagues across from me, I can’t hear clearly what they say while wearing a mask, which basically eliminates the possibility of small talk.

And I have to take off my mask to drink water, which is really troublesome. I don’t even bother to make tea.

But, do you think my work efficiency can be improved by doing this?

Wrong, because wearing a mask is so uncomfortable that it makes people unable to work well!

Every day of rework is a day for this obsessive-compulsive disorder patient to fight against unreasonable mask design.

I wore an N95 first.

My feeling is that some people appear to be rich on the surface, but secretly they almost stew themselves to death.

And my ears hurt so much that I almost had to rely on willpower to get through the day.

I really wish I had a conference room to work in, so I don’t have to wear a mask in there.

The next day, I changed to a regular disposable mask.

Just wear it, the mask is too big, air leaks everywhere, and the protective effect is basically zero.

At first I tied a knot on both sides of the rope. After tightening it, it worked, but my ears started to hurt again.

Later, I saw on the Internet that medical staff used the milk handle to hang the belt, so I folded it with a hard card and it worked.

The trouble is that it's a bit ugly, and it tends to slide down while wearing it.

Later, I learned a trick from my colleagues: tie a rope behind. It doesn't need to be hung on the ears, and the experience is much better immediately.

To be honest, I was really anxious about the mask before going to work.

Although masks are hard to come by, I still have supplies that my colleagues have provided with support from all directions.

Although wearing a mask is painful, we still found a way to solve this big problem together.

Some of the problems I imagined before going to work now feel that there are solutions, and I feel that rework is not a big deal.

My two suggestions are: first, for those who have ear pain even when wearing a mask, I highly recommend you try the method of tying a rope on the mask. Gain a perfect office experience in one second.

Second, you can go downstairs for a walk every once in a while, find a place where no one is around, take off your mask and breathe, which will make you feel more comfortable.

My strongest protection

It is a strategic defiance of the virus

Paper airplane 27-year-old state-owned enterprise employee Beijing

In special times, I finally felt the benefits of state-owned enterprises.

Our rework requirements are relatively relaxed. Now we work in shifts, and I only work two days a week.

In fact, if I have to work all day, I think it will be fine. I am young, in good health, and my immunity is not a big problem in resisting the virus.

Although I strategically despised the enemy, my local defense was quite adequate.

Without protective clothing, I would wear a sweatshirt and down jacket to wrap myself up tightly. When I was outside, I would wear a hat and tighten my cuffs, and the effect would look similar.

It’s easier to go out. If you don’t have goggles, just use glasses instead. I don’t have N95 either. For ordinary people, a floral mask is enough. At least it looks good.

What I was a little worried about was taking the subway.

My equipment is not very professional either. In the morning rush hour, the No. 14 informant is close to others, so this protection is a bit difficult.

As a result, I felt relieved once I got on the subway. There were not many people in the carriage.

After getting off the subway, we were still 1.5 kilometers away from the company. In the past, it was hard to find bicycles, and I often had to run to work. Now, there is a long line of bicycles parked directly at the subway entrance.

This work experience can be given full marks.

When I arrived at the company, I was a little surprised.

Two security guards guarded the door, both wearing N95 masks and goggles, in a state of alert. There were still 4 or 5 people queuing at the door, and they had to have their temperature taken and registered one by one before they could enter.

Seeing the company looking like it was facing a formidable enemy, to be honest, I was nervous for another five seconds.

However, when I entered the office, I saw that there were only one or two people from each department, which was smaller than the population density of my home.

Moreover, we don’t have to go to the cafeteria at noon. The logistics staff come directly to the office to distribute lunch boxes. Although it tastes as unpalatable as the student cafeteria, it is indeed safe.

In short, after coming to the company to rework for a day, I found that there is really no need to worry about this matter.

My advice to everyone is not to let the epidemic affect your mood. If you are really scared, just exercise more.

Don't care about other people's opinions during this period. Regardless of whether it's a department meeting or a report to the leader, be aloof and keep a distance of more than one meter.

Finally reconciled with milk tea:

The life of ordering takeout is happy

Ke, who wants to eat meat, is 23 years old and audits Guangzhou

I suspect I may be the only one who has fallen in love with rework.

At home before, I was like many people, quite afraid of ordering takeout.

However, it is inhumane for me to eat the dark dishes I made every day, such as stir-fried green beans and stewed pork ribs with a Chinese medicinal flavor. I may be an ordinary little cooking genius.

I really miss grilled skewers, rice and snail noodles, pizza, barbecued pork and white-cut chicken…

It’s even more torture to look at Moments. According to my own statistics, more than 70% of people have learned how to make cold noodles, and 66% of straight men have posted about the food cooked by their girlfriends.

Of course I couldn't lose. I was so greedy for milk tea that I challenged the pearl milk tea.

I died before I even finished the job. I actually failed in the first step of making pearls. The effect is as shown…

This indistinguishable piece of dirty stuff, I decided to let it return to the trash can.

Not to mention that it tastes bad, and the ingredients are often lacking in this or that.

One time, I had no choice but to go to the refrigerator and steal two of my roommate's eggs. I would wait until I bought groceries the next day and then quietly put them back for her without being discovered.

I couldn't decide between embarrassing myself and taking the risk of ordering takeout.

Things were different after returning to work, and I didn’t have to eat the dark food. I planned to order takeout at noon on the first day, but unexpectedly I found that some businesses had marked the safe delivery label and wrote down the body temperature of the restaurant staff.

I found that stores and delivery people also attach great importance to epidemic prevention and are trying their best to reduce the chance of infection, which makes me feel more at ease.

My takeout has to go through the hands of countless people including chefs, waiters, and delivery people. It’s an extra guarantee.

I also tried to make a note about contactless delivery and asked the Meituan guy to put it on the door post for me.

Sure enough, when I received the call from the Meituan guy, I put on my three-piece hat, mask and goggles and went downstairs to get takeout. He was no longer there, and my takeout was waiting at the door.

Of course, when I got the takeout back, I wiped the outer packaging carefully with alcohol tablets and washed my hands carefully before eating.

I've been ordering takeout every day lately, and I'm getting more and more used to it.

I always get a peace of mind card that records my body temperature. I even took a photo of it and sent it to my mother to tell her that ordering takeout is not as dangerous as she thought, so she should worry less.

What impressed me most was when I ordered McDonald’s last week. That day it was not a gift from Maillot, but from Meituan. I didn't expect it at all. Three minutes after placing the order, I received a call from the takeaway guy. Five minutes later, I got my McDonald's at the gate downstairs.

I didn’t even see the yellow figure of the Meituan guy during the whole process. He was simply hiding his merit and fame, which shocked my whole family.

I was worried before that I had to take off my mask when eating at the company and it would be easy to get infected – should I stand downstairs to finish eating before returning to the company?

Unexpectedly, our talented administrative lady separated the seats in the restaurant with plastic sheets, just like the ones online. When I saw this scene, my first reaction was that it was funny. But I was really not that anxious when I was eating. I didn’t have to hide from people and I ate quite happily.

After getting used to it, I feel like I was a little too worried.

Now we have reconciled with Milk Tea Malatang and have returned to a happy life of ordering takeout every day.

I never thought that one day I would think: It’s great to rework!

Finally, let me give you two tips on eating.

Try to order takeout from a store that offers safe delivery, which will make you feel more at ease. No matter how delicious the dirty stall is, self-protection is more important.

If your company doesn’t have friends who can make barriers, it’s better to prepare or make your own protective shield!

Originally, Sister Dandan thought that rework during a special period would be a topic that would cause complaints all over the place.

Unexpectedly, everyone was still in high spirits.

Complain hard where you should complain, and when it's over, try all kinds of ways to overcome it.

After listening to these complaints and sharing, I feel that there is nothing terrible about rework.

On the contrary, many people will tell me some interesting and heart-warming moments.

Some people say that they have been holding back at home for too long. After returning to work this time, they saw that their colleagues were more friendly than ever before. They distributed alcohol pads and rubber bands in the company, and the atmosphere was very good.

Some people said that they were all chapped after washing their hands more than ten times a day. After being raped by a female colleague, they ordered a bottle of hand cream for the first time in their lives.

Some people say that what impressed him most was when the security guard said to him after taking his temperature at the door: "No problem, just go to work."

Some people say they are most grateful to the delivery boy, who is still delivering food regardless of rain or shine, ensuring his life.

The road to rework will appear to be no big deal because of our active response and the silent help: there are no difficulties that cannot be overcome, and there are no problems that cannot be solved.

It is necessary to remain vigilant, but not overly anxious.

Come on, let's overcome it together.

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