I really love office lady coworker manga. Though any time they start talking about proposals and The Deal and other office stuff my eyes glaze over
I hear you. I always find myself vaguely disbelieving about how EARNEST they always are about these incredibly banal company thingies. Like, it may seem tough and boring, but we must re-dedicate ourselves once again to the wonders of being exploited for free overtime! Woo!
I mean yeah, you're describing office life. I love these parts of office lady coworker manga precisely because of how real they are. I eye roll whenever our sales or product or marketing teams give presentations, but a lot of people really do drink the kool aid just like in manga. Don't even get me started on HR, the company cheerleaders and apologists. And here on the tech side people are very serious about doing their free overtime. It's a considered a virtue. Shows you're dedicated to the craft. Heh, if you think the vocabulary of labor is dead in manufacturing, remember that it never even made it to the office. My coworkers, with rare exception, have little concept of exploitation and that the company might not exactly have your best interests in mind.
Most real people who get that shit-faced hammered spend the next day wishing for the world to end.
At this point you're approaching the mythic two day hangover, too.
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