Our office water cooler is less for hydration and more for daily gossip—quick chats turn into full-blown soap opera updates.

Office rule: never reply to an all-staff email. Yet every week, someone does, and we all suffer through 47 unnecessary replies.

My coworker’s desk plant, Gerald, gets more attention than the rest of us—watered, talked to, and even serenaded with ‘growth music.

Meetings with Greg feel more like a stand-up routine than strategy sessions. Can we hit our goals without the comedy act?