Summary: Work harder, work faster, your home is your new cage

THE joys of the office With its corporate trophies The suits and the ties The keyboards and mice

The pleasure of work Canteens that served pork Conference rooms emptied To lay off they hurried

Profits are paramount What do moan about? Here, have a payrise By Christmas you're fired; oh hey, surprise!

Just chugging along in your cage with your chair Half your life gone, but that's only fair COVID has come, your pension has left Taken away by professionals, which means it's not theft

Gone is the tower, lease not renewed No more this workplace, we don't provide food Surveillance to follow, we'll follow you around Turn on the microphone, at home you have sound

Conditions erode, but it's OK, this is global Be thankful you're alive, that's the sum total Work until midnight, overnight if you can We'll provide a mask, that alone will keep you sane

Office space found its own cannon fodder Who needs labour protection, who needs law and order? The profits may plummet, your salary will too Lawyers are pricey, so we don't expect you to sue

2020 vision, hearing loss assured Visiting the doctor at this time is absurd Work harder, work faster, the home is your cage Turn on the webcam, with colleague you must engage

In come the spouse, out goes the kid Don't get distracted, or of you we'll get rid Work is life when life is work You sleep on your desk, you eat without fork

Remote work is pleasure, we do you a favour At these times we cannot compensate you for the extra endeavour Work harder, work faster, the home is your cage It's quarter past midnight, turn to the next page ⬆