Over the years, our bosses have made various efforts to appear human. They have decorated their offices with photos of people they claim are their family, they have organised “relaxed” away days and danced “wildly” at office parties. They have expressed genuine interest in non-core subjects such as Love Island and our new dog (“or was it a baby?”). Like the alien in the television show Mork & Mindy, they have descended to our planet with only occasional mishaps.
這些年來,我們的老闆們做了各種各樣的努力讓自己看起來像個普通人。他們用自稱是他們家人的照片來裝點辦公室,還組織了「放鬆身心」的公司外出團建活動,在辦公室派對上「瘋狂」地跳舞。他們對一些非核心話題表現出了真正的興趣,比如綜藝節目《愛情島》(Love Island)和我們的新寵物狗(「還是嬰兒?」)。就像電視劇《默克和明迪》(Mork & Mindy)中的外星人一樣,他們降臨我們的星球上,只是偶爾會發生一些意外。