What's a guilty pleasure you indulge in at work?

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I enjoy listening to many podcasts

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Agreed. Helps to drown out the chaos

I try not to indulge in guilty pleasures at work, as they tend to be distractions from my work. However, if I had to pick one, it would be checking social media. I'm trying to be more mindful of this and only do it when I'm taking a break, but it's definitely a struggle!

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I love to eat candy during work. It's a guilty pleasure that I indulge in every day. I usually have a few pieces of candy in my desk drawer, and I'll eat them throughout the day. It's a nice way to take a break from work and relax a bit.

I like to take a few minutes every day to scroll through my Facebook feed. It's a guilty pleasure because I know I should be working, but it's also a way to take a break from what I'm doing.

It's not something I commonly do, but, since we get a good amount of time for lunch at my job I sometimes use it to take a nap.

I almost always have Twitch going in the background. I try not to interact too much, but it's kinda nice of having people I can talk to in a way while working from home.

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