It was

the unsaid that did us all in. A slight rain misted 
the roof and the air looked curtained in gauze. 
Was this, too, just window dressing? In every 
contract there's always some kind of fine print. 
Something to remember, next time you're invited 
to a breakfast meeting because your feedback
is important to us, and you'll have some opportunity 
for negotiation. Do you play to win, or do you win
at whatever expense? Because this could change
the likelihood you get reassigned to the smallest 
office with no window, next to the restroom. Take 
careful and complete notes. Remember what Sun 
Tzu said—subdue the enemy without fighting. Be
night and thunderbolt, wood, fire, and mountain.