Containment Culture
Containment Culture
There are two kinds of people in an office: the ones who see expired yogurt and think, “Gross,” and the ones who see expired yogurt and build a perimeter.
Finley is our Safety Committee Chair, which means his brain doesn’t register “minor issue.” It registers “incident,” then starts writing the deposition in his head.
As a leader, I’m trying to hold the middle: appreciate the prevention without letting anxiety manage the building. Because sometimes the tape isn’t about dairy. It’s about control. It’s about making one small thing feel containable when everything else isn’t.
So I’m curious:
Who’s the “tape and perimeter” person where you work? (Aliases welcome)
About Donna Lake
If you’ve ever thought, “How am I the only adult in this room?” you’re among friends.
Donna Lake Comic is for the people who keep things moving while everyone else creates new complications. The ones who solve the problem, and keep their actual thoughts safely behind a very controlled facial expression.
It’s a sharp, heartfelt office comedy about corporate nonsense, competence fatigue, quiet leadership, and the strange amount of dignity required to function in an increasingly unreasonable workplace.
Welcome to Donna Lake.
