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You could do two parrots. By the time yout back home just let them out of the cage to spread their wings for an hour or two and chill with them on your shoulder or lap. You could even do vidya and have them on a perch next to your couch or desk. Budgies would be the easiest option but they are parrots in the same way a slow worm is a lizard, but they are low maintence.

The next leg up is Pionus parrots. They are quiet and just like being fussed and being around you so they are pretty easy to handle. Very good option as a starting bird, but they can be expensive depending on where you are based. If you're lucky you could even get a Bronze Winged Pionus that look like mini-Falcons.

Cockatiels and Parrotlets are also good cheap picks, but they are far more high energy. You will need to interact with them beyond just having them in your presence but they are again fairly easy and low maintence to have.

Ring Necks are another option and are very good talkers, but you will need to make sure again you interact with them when you're not working.

There's a bunch of others but it will take too long to go through them all. But parrots are an option for you OP and honestly they are fairly easy when compared to the level of commitment with dogs. A lot of people don't seem to realize that.