work is lame but maybe your desk isn't! toot your workspaces if you'd like to, comrades  

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@Pixley wow this is really cool!!
@katewitko thanks!! This is how books get onto the Internet Archive, humans scan them at stations like this.
@Pixley seriously i keep finding new things in your pic that look so fascinating, thank you for sharing this!
@katewitko ahhh you're so welcome!! If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them, otherwise I'll just say that I complain about my job a lot but I really do believe in what we're doing with my whole heart
@Pixley how do you get into a job like that? on some level i knew it must exist but i never really thought about it!
@katewitko we have satellite scanning centers all over the place, at universities, libraries, museums, etc. They're entry-level jobs, no degree required, just a comfort with mind-numbingly repetitive, detail-oriented activity (our goal is 800 pages scanned per hour), so my experience shelving books at a library came in handy.
@Pixley oh boy do i ever have experience with that kinda work. i'm a digital marketing specialist but really my job is just copy/pasting all day and making sure everything's in the right spot and functional
@katewitko Oh, my brain would be very happy doing that, I actually love repetitive, detail-obsessive work and not talking to anyone!
@Pixley i get a little lonely sometimes because everyone is very busy but it's nice on Thursdays and Fridays (my hardcore busy days) because i throw headphones in and no one bothers me :)
@Quixote171 oh my goodness! i tried to pick a favorite thing and i think i have to go with the fact that you have a window!
@katewitko Hah! Yeah, it's pretty great. It looks out on a parking lot, but I can see trees and greenery and such. Also nice to get a breeze if it's not a billion degrees outside.

@Quixote171 oh that would be wonderful! i'm on the 10th floor so there's a great view from all the offices, but i'm in a center cube and can't really enjoy it (and def can't open a window lol). prettier without the cherry pickers but you get the idea :)

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@katewitko That's a pretty great view!

Here's mine:

@Quixote171 hey, not bad! do you ever get a chance to go on walks over there?
@katewitko I'm told there are walking paths in the woods, but in ten+ years of working here, I've never gone looking for them.
Maybe tomorrow's lunch break!
@Quixote171 hell yeah, check em out!
@katewitko i wanna participate in this...censored. Haha
@Jenjavitis it's beautiful censorship work! also i love the exposed brick!
@katewitko glow up the workplace