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
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