It was a typical Monday morning, the sun was shining, and the office coffee machine was still broken.
The meeting began, and with it, the never-ending cycle of small talk and PowerPoint presentations.
John, the CEO, stood at the front of the room, a cup of coffee in hand, sipping away at the escape mug.
"This mug," John said, "is a symbol of our company's values: the ability to escape the monotony of it all, one sip at a time."
The team stared, unsure of what to make of this existential crisis.
