I just openly briefly laughed in a pretty empty office during work hours. Thanks Colbert.

Mondays and Fridays are always dead at my office, I recently saw a new term being thrown around as TWATS (Tuesdays/Wednesdays and Thursdays)

I have autism, I am in the office 5 days a week, 8:30am(ish)until 5pm on the dot, I work in open plan, I have my tasks, I do them, they don't last 8 hours, and I have a ton of time to kill. I watch all my tv shows and listen to podcasts to pass the time.

I was watching Colbert do a bit during his science segment about sitting all day, causing Dead Butt Syndrome "A new health trend is emerging, and it's got everyone talking (or rather, not talking) about their glutes. Dead butt syndrome, or gluteal amnesia, is the latest buzzword in the health world. It's a condition where your glute muscles become so inactive that they basically "forget" how to work"

Naturally I openly laughed, not only because it is super relevant to me, but it is funny, and then caught myself, hoping no one would notice, and I am hoping no one did.

I am surrounded by private conversations all the time, things said in confidence such as fiscal reports, and financial year statements, and collaborations, and private phone conversations where people just don't seem to understand (maybe I should be in a private part of the building for this conversation with my client... Nah I'll have it in the open where everyone can hear.

True I am not the only person in the company who always has earphones/headphones on, but occasionally I notice someone without.

I guess I will have to be more careful in future, or pretend I sneezed.