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Opinion: Missing The Shared Jokes, Small Talk, Midday Laughs Of The Office

NPR's Scott Simon looks back on the joys of working in an office as he — and millions of Americans — are consigned to working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.
An empty subway station in Midtown Manhattan. The state of New York has issued a stay at home order as of Friday, March 20.
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I miss work. I know as I say this that I'm blessed to have rewarding work as a lot of Americans suddenly don't. Working from home for most of the week has made me marvel at

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