Likely Normal

Do you know that magical moment when you return from vacation to trade sandy beaches for a digital avalanche of updates, patches, and the cold realization that your computer missed you way too much. You left with Outlook humming along nicely, but now it’s “Please wait while we install 47 critical updates (and also reinvent the entire UI)”. The only thing worse than your inbox is the progress bar mocking you with its “Almost done… just kidding!” energy.

And let’s talk about passwords. Somehow, in the seven days you were gone, every single system decided to expire yours, so now you’re playing “Guess Which Pet’s Name I Used in 2018” while IT sighs at you over Teams. “Multi-factor what now?” Oh, and your “quick sync” with the cloud? More like a full-day hostage negotiation with a VPN that’s “just checking in… for 6 hours.”

Bottom line: Modern tech loves to “welcome you back” by ensuring your first day back is mostly clicking “Restart Now” and wondering if that “critical Java update” was actually a cry for help.