You still believe that working harder gets you promoted. You still answer emails at 11 PM. You still say “yes” before the request is finished.
Behind the glass revolving doors, past the scent of burnt coffee and toner cartridges, lies a layer of the corporate world HR doesn’t brief you on. It is a dimension where time dilates, energy bleeds, and something ancient feeds on your youth.
And survival, in this office, is the only real promotion. K. Moriyama is a former management consultant who lost 14 pounds, 3 hobbies, and one eyebrow to stress. They now write about corporate occultism from a cabin without Wi-Fi.
