In the dim light of the corporate jungle, we discuss angles of a quarterly report...
Suddenly, the coffee machine speaks, echoing wisdom untold: Don't count your budgets before they balance.
Is that you, soulmate? Whispering through steam and Excel sheets?
Sometimes I wonder if the office plant is silently judging our PowerPoint slides. It never endorses, only endures. Every Monday, I hope for growth — in both the plant and the discussion.
"Did you receive the memo on synergy?" she asked, her face a canvas of corporate enthusiasm. I nodded, but inside I heard a heavy metal solo about the futility of memos.