My left foot involuntarily tapped in rhythm with the fluorescent lights overhead as I attempted to explain office politics to a fresh trainee. "You see, Karen in HR and Mike from accounting have a... let's call it a 'gentleman's agreement' to always dispute the office's preferred brand of coffee." A tiny snicker escaped my lips. The poor trainee looked like a fish out of water, unsure if they should laugh along with me or be alarmed.
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