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One-week observation sprint
One-week observation sprint — step 2 of 9 in Secret Santa Under $20 That Doesn't Suck. You have seven days and maybe five minutes total. Walk past their desk once: mug style (coffee drinker?), snack wrappers, headphones,…
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You have seven days and maybe five minutes total. Walk past their desk once: mug style (coffee drinker?), snack wrappers, headphones, plants, sticky notes. One Slack scroll: do they post about baking, running, cats, games?
Write three nouns max — 'coffee, dog, spreadsheets' — not a personality dossier. If you know nothing, default lane is quality consumable or desk utility. Never guess a hobby from a name alone.
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- Three observation nouns written
- Remote vs in-person noted
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