{"id":2099,"date":"2024-02-03T11:37:07","date_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhide.net\/wordpress_files\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2024-02-03T11:45:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T16:45:38","slug":"windowless-office-to-windowless-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhide.net\/wordpress_files\/index.php\/windowless-office-to-windowless-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Windowless Office to Windowless Office."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I got my \u201cpost-retirement\u201d office and ID yesterday (Feb 2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The office is small and windowless. No matter. I would have been happy with a carrel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first academic office in AY 1979-80 was also windowless. I was an \u201cAssociates Fellow\u201d \u2013 a glorified HBS case writer. I shared the office with a doctoral student, now a famous professor of International Business, who was prone to play his flute at midnight (when we were both swotting away).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had some truly splendid offices when I became a \u201creal\u201d academic. One, a corner office in Baker Library at HBS, overlooked the tennis courts. Apart from the fine view, I could keep an eye on the courts and spontaneously rustle up a tennis game. It was also an easy dash to the gym (which I could also see).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My most recent office at Tufts \u2013 also a corner one \u2013 had an even better view — of a greensward. I believe Tufts has the prettiest campus in the Greater Boston area, thanks to the hilly topography. But I never really took advantage. I was a WFH trailblazer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet for all that, the year in my first windowless office was the happiest of my academic career. I was mighty productive and loved my shared space and the camaraderie of the other case writers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope what is past will be prologue \u2013 and that giving up a chaired professorship will be worthwhile. The goal — to make the writing and teaching of case histories of transformational advances in medicine and beyond \u2013 may be a foolhardy capstone\/post-retirement project. But the grey hair notwithstanding \u2013 I hope there is still some fight left in this old chap. And if anyone wants to consider teaching a case history course, give me a shout. I am eager to help!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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