Vitamin D, Sunshine, and Rainbows

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My past employer's office have windows next to each individual cabin. There I had the good fortune of working next to a window in our office.

Though the joke around the office is we’re going to suffer from a Vitamin D deficiency. Why? It’s because there is no window or place that natural light gets in.

I never really considered how much of a difference it makes, I always wanted to think “lamps are good enough”. Honestly though, I found myself having more energy and being much perkier in natural light.

 I’m not usually one known to be “perky” either.



So I want opinions, how important is a window in the office to you?

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