The company held a strategy meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday

The theme was how to reduce costs and increase efficiency
Administration replaced the toilet paper from three layers to two
The coffee beans in the machine were replaced with instant coffee
Even the printing paper now requires double-sided use
The boss said it was to overcome difficulties together
Everyone nodded enthusiastically
As if the few saved dollars
Could turn the tide of the entire market
After the meeting, I returned to my desk
And found that the client had already sent an email to terminate the contract yesterday
The reason was that our product was completely unusable
And the only colleague who could fix bugs
Had already been optimized out last week
Because his role's ROI wasn't high enough
Now we’re like on that ship
The people above are debating whether the conference room lights are bright enough
While the people below are desperately bailing water
The most ironic thing is
They really think that saving that little bit of toilet paper money
Can plug the big hole at the bottom of the ship
I am the one bailing water
And my scoop still leaks
They ask me why the ship is still sinking
I say maybe because of gravity
After all, some holes
Can't be fixed just by saving tissue
And I still have to pretend to be busy
Otherwise, the next one to be optimized
Will be me, the water-bailer
This is probably what workplace life is about
It doesn't matter if the ship sinks
What matters is that your posture looks good during the meeting