The Office

Is keeping an eye on the big picture the way to survive, or a deceptive ploy to imprison people and their ideas?

The staff in a company toils nonstop, praying they can sail smoothly through the day. While most remain dutifully intent on self-protection, a shady transaction goes on behind the scenes.
 

One day, the new janitor is embroiled in a tug-of-war between two members of staff, leading to a scuffle between junior and senior levels, reality and ideals, public and private. When going to work is equivalent to life itself, when slavish compromise is considered consensus, when we work for the sake of survival, is working truly equivalent to living?
 

Imagine being backed into a corner while people ask you to “keep your eye on the big picture.” What will you do?