The piece concludes by asking the reader to assess their own depth. Is this immersion a utopia of purpose, or a horror story of dependency? It suggests that the only way to "pull out" is to rediscover a life that has nothing to do with productivity—a radical act of boredom.
J. Harrison Reed is a workplace anthropologist who once spent 45 minutes trying to fish a wedding ring out of a K-Cup recycling bin. He lives finger-deep in a WeWork. finger-deep in ass at the office