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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Sam.

And I'm Neil. Have you seen my pen, Sam? It's not on my desk.

No, I haven't touched your pen, Neil.

And someone's taken my coffee mug, too.

Ever since we started hot-desking, people in this office think they can do whatever they like.

Neil doesn't like the new rule about office hot-desking.

The system where workers don't have their own personal desk,

but use any available desk on a temporary basis.

Maybe he should look for another job and quit the 9-5.

A phrase describing jobs which start at 9am and end at 5pm.

The normal hours that people in offices work from Monday to Friday.

Hmm, maybe I should quit.

I loved working from home during the pandemic, no early mornings, no crowded trains,

and no one using my pens.

As the Covid pandemic slows down, more and more people are returning to work in the office.

In this programme, we take a look at life in the modern office.

And of course, we'll learn some useful vocabulary as well.

But first, I have a question for you, Sam.

As you know, I am not an office lover.

Besides disappearing pens, workers have plenty of other complaints about office life.

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