RE: Alternative Consumer: My take on what I do to help the planet
Ooooohhh, office work! How terrible. Thank you for mentioning it. Fortunately I haven't worked in one those destructive environments for quite a while, but I know people for whom it is still bitter reality. The worst part may be not even the horrible practices, but the mind-detached way of explaining them...
"Oh, we don't compost (so can't either!), but we do put the coffee capsules in the recycling container, so as you can see, we're doing our part."
"You can't bring in any reusable food containers from home, as that is against our hygenic regulations. That's why the cafeteria only uses Styrofoam plates and single-use plastic cutlery.
"No, you can't turn the air conditioner off (let alone open a window). It has been set to provide the optimal temperature and humidity for a productive work environment."
The list goes on...!
Thanks for stopping by! Thankfully I am able to be pretty flexible with spending time in one as well as outside.
My office isn't the typical high rise building but I don't want to get into too much detail of my personal space for privacy reasons.
That office environment you mention sounds awful, do you know people who have to bear with that? I do know that most buildings don't let you open the windows for various reasons but those others sound quite controlling. I would hate to have that type of thing go on! Ugh.
Oh yes, unfortunately I see these kinda things on a regular basis, and what I mentioned here is just the tip of the iceberg. Fortunately I only have to spend 1-2 hours at a time in these settings, so I get to experience it from the outside only. But seeing people submit to this kind of insanity day by day... I mean it's somewhere on par with prison, prostitution, or being a "patient" in a mental hospital. (Ha, the three Ps!) Yeah, I think the last example comes closest, because of the brain-washing you have to undergo.