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The art is beautifully depressing and I can see the shell of a great gameplay loop, but unfortunately the game seems to be unfinished (which is perfectly understandable for a 4 day game jam!).  Below are some of the main issues I noticed, I'm sure you're aware of some if not most of them, but I thought I'd be thorough just in case.

  • The work instructions weren't clear. From my (possibly mistaken) understanding, you're only supposed to keep the forms dated today. Stamp the signature if necessary, and make sure the coloured stamp is the same on the form and on the folder. If this is correct, I often would end up throwing out every form I was given. 
  • I'm not sure if work performance affected pay at all, I got $10 on the first day regardless, and got docked a lot of money (from mistakes I presume). I think I was left with $3, but at the shop screen I as still able to buy a lot of the meat noodles ($6 each) so money doesn't seem to mean much either.
  • I was able to work at the desk multiple times in a day, same with going to bed repeatedly without going to work, though that seemed to break the game and prevent me from going to work at one point. 
  • There seems to be a needs mechanic, as I got a game over saying I starved to death. I didn't see any indication of needs, and the character looked fine/happy when looking in the mirror too. At the minimum there should be some kind of needs bar in the UI so the player is aware that they need to keep eating. More diegetic indicators could work too, like the character saying she's hungry/starving, or her looking visibly skinnier in the mirror. 

There's a lot of work that needs to be done still, but there's potential here. Best of luck if you decide to keep working on this game!