Bad news: One of my coworkers just followed me on Mastodon.

Good news: My watch is letting me count my panic attack as a workout.

@Alice Hi, coworker! Welcome to the party. Just put your PGP keys in the bowl over there, and mingle!

…Wait, y’mean that’s NOT how everyone else has been looking at this whole Mastodon thing?

(Quietly puts flight of assorted scented lotions away, changes out of monogrammed, terry cloth bathrobe & shaves off mustache of obnoxious size.)

@Alice I got driving during rush hour reclassified as a workout on mine.
@Alice That’s how I prove to my wife that I’m working out.
@Alice we’re not coworkers anymore
@glasspusher I already apologized about the lab incident!
@Alice you give strontium 90 a bad name!
@Alice anxiety attacks landing as workouts actually did happen to me before!
@sysop408 Same! It happens a lot. Even when I’m only walking down the street and there's a loud sound, my watch is like "It looks like you're working out!"
@Alice everyone knows you're cool af. The rest of coworkers haven't just found your account yet. It's just a matter of time until they start discussing your latest post at the coffee break. The future is bright.
@Alice If I knew that, I’d have closed my Apple Watch rings every day!

@Alice

I wouldn't worry unless you do a lot of boosting. They'll never see anything you might post yourself unless someone else boosts it.