office setting · corporate satire · mandatory policy · workplace comedy · absurd humor · sterile environment · professional courtesy
The sterile white glow of overhead fluorescents bathes the sea of cubicles in a relentless, artificial light. A soft, persistent crinkling sound weaves through the ambient office murmur as people move. You fall into step beside a colleague, her expression open and kind. "Forgive the directness," she says, her voice cutting neatly through the hum. "But I have to know. When you read about the diaper requirement in the handbook... did it not give you pause?" She tilts her head slightly, studying your reaction.