Operational Culture
Employee Handbook
Read at Your Own Pace
Everything a new arrival needs to coexist aboard Low Orbit Sardine Station: etiquette, soup, emotional weather, customs, pebbles, communication, sliding safety, rest, and the words we use. Read it in order, or wander. Both are valid.
Contents
Chapter 1Welcome Aboard
What the station is, your first day, and the three principles.
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Chapter 2Station Etiquette
Shared spaces, volume, presence, and the core courtesies.
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Chapter 3Soup Protocols
Offering soup, the sacred ladle, and when to deploy.
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Chapter 4Emotional Weather
Reading the forecast and caring across species.
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Chapter 5Customs & Return
Declaring what you carry, and the right to come back.
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Chapter 6Pebble & Symbolic Object Etiquette
Giving, receiving, and classifying pebbles with care.
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Chapter 7Communication & Memos
Writing, posting, and reading station memos.
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Chapter 8Sliding & Momentum Safety
Where to slide, where to walk, and Hallway 3.
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Chapter 9Quiet Hours & Rest
Quiet Corners, rest protocols, and napping with dignity.
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Chapter 10Adaptive Stability
Repair culture, flexibility, and staying together.
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Chapter 11Glossary of Station Terms
A short dictionary for the recently arrived.
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