Why are we dressed up or pretending to dress up as if we are dying to impress when all we want is to look the part
Why are we trying or pretending to try to fix a broken projector when all we want is for the meeting to end
Why are we reading or pretending to read from a single projected screen when each of us has one glowing in our laps
Why do we look interested or pretend to be interested in something half-muttered by the boss when all we can think of is that viral TikTok ramen recipe
What we hoped for really, earnestly hoped for to attend meetings in our pjs to host a discussion with bad breath to drown the suckers out with Spotify
And boy did we get our wishes Two magical buttons - mute and camera off Now I chop onions between presentations Unmuting in time just to say the obvious while plating the viral TikTok ramen as the boss rambles on and on