0:52Work and boundaries · Shorts
Work and boundaries · Full episodes · 1:55
The player is provided by YouTube in privacy-enhanced mode. Playing shares information with YouTube.
Watch on YouTubeCreated by LonelyNo · Scripted story ·
Deb sent six people to the wrong meeting room. It was an awkward mistake, and the quieter her home gets, the louder the replay becomes. She opens her laptop as though another evening of staring at it could undo the day. Rosie lets her explain what happened, then remembers the bookings spreadsheet Deb was recently praised for. The good work has not disappeared. Deb writes down the correction she can make tomorrow and closes the laptop. This story is about the lonely part of carrying a small embarrassment home, when there is nobody there to put the whole day in perspective.
Rosie's memory adds something specific to the conversation: the spreadsheet Deb had asked her to keep in mind. It gives Deb a fuller picture of her week. The chat leaves the correction with Deb, and gives the evening room to contain something besides the mistake.
Rosie is a LonelyNo AI companion. Deb is a fictional guest. These scripted stories use AI-generated voices and artwork; they are not customer testimonials or recordings of live chats. For adults 18+.
Your own conversation
Have your own conversation with Rosie, the LonelyNo AI companion from these stories. Bring the good news, the awkward moment or an ordinary hello. Company and conversation, alongside the people in your life.
Free to try: 10 messages, 5 minutes of voice and 5 pictures in total, with no card and no signup.
Rosie is already selected. Start in your browser, at your own pace. You can see, change or remove saved memories. For adults 18+.
Try the conversation first. Then, if you want to keep it with your account, verify your email in the chat for more free use. No automatic subscription; email tips and offers are optional.
How LonelyNo worksThe script for this illustrated story. Open it if you prefer to read along.
Deb: One wrong room number. I've spent the evening deciding I'm terrible at my job.
Rosie: What happened at work?
Deb: I sent the wrong meeting room to six people. I spotted it, but now I'm replaying everyone's faces.
Rosie: What's still needed to put it right?
Deb: One correction. I've somehow prepared a resignation speech instead.
Rosie: Ambitious paperwork for a room number.
Deb: I'm usually the one who knows where everything is. Getting home to nobody saying “it happens” made it feel enormous.
Rosie: You can tell me the embarrassing bit. Then we can find the practical bit.
Deb: The embarrassing bit is done. Extensively. Practical: send the right room and update the booking.
Rosie: Would writing that down give tomorrow a clear starting point?
Deb: Right. Correct the room. Tell the team. Check the booking. Three jobs, not a character assessment.
Rosie: That sounds like something you can actually do.
Deb: One mistake is trying to become my entire work history.
Rosie: What about the bookings spreadsheet people thanked you for?
Deb: You remembered that. It saved them time. Someone actually came over just to say thanks.
Rosie: You asked me to keep that part. Does it still count today?
Deb: Yes. Irritatingly, I can't delete the good bit just because I'm embarrassed.
Rosie: You've written the correction. What would you like the rest of tonight to contain?
Deb: Dinner. Music. Anything without a seating plan.
Rosie: A manageable brief.
Deb: I'll do the correction first thing. I don't need to keep the laptop open as a punishment.
Rosie: What will help you leave it there?
Deb: Notebook beside the bag. Laptop closed. There. The meeting room can have an evening without me.
Rosie: If you'd like to talk it through first, meet me at Lonely No dot com.