Mike, your dream is rich with symbolism and seems to reflect your current state of mind and various aspects of your life. The first part of your dream, where you arrive home from work to find that April has ordered pizza, signifies the routine and responsibilities you undertake for your family. The specific instruction to meet the driver at the end of the lot highlights your attention to detail and the care you take to ensure your daughter's needs are met, symbolized by the reserved handicap space. The confusion of the driver, who ends up parking in the middle of the street, may reflect a sense of disarray or miscommunication you are experiencing in your daily interactions or tasks.
The medium pizza, rather than a large, and the disappointment you feel upon discovering it is smooshed and possibly missing a slice, can signify feelings of inadequacy or unfulfilled expectations. This part of the dream could be mirroring a part of your life where you feel that your efforts or rewards are not meeting your expectations or that something is lacking in your current situation.
When you transition to being at work again, setting up the pizza for your coworkers, it suggests that work and home responsibilities are intertwined in your mind. The impractical 'soft seating' area could symbolize a work environment that is not conducive to productivity or comfort, reflecting any frustrations you might be feeling in your professional life. The urgency to grab a piece of pizza before it's gone represents a deeper desire to secure your share or to be recognized for your contributions.
The encounter with the Asian woman blocking the hallway, who needs you to place an order for zip ties, introduces an element of obstruction or interruption in your path. This might symbolize a recurring issue or a specific person at work who you feel is hindering your progress or adding to your workload unnecessarily. Your insistence on her sending an email for the request highlights your need for structure, accountability, and proper communication, which might be lacking in your current work environment.
Finally, your bracing for disappointment as you head back towards the pizza indicates a sense of resignation or expectation of things not going as planned. This could reflect underlying anxieties or a general sense of disillusionment with how things are progressing in certain areas of your life. Overall, your dream seems to be a vivid depiction of your juggling act between work and family, the challenges you face in both realms, and the emotional responses these situations evoke in you.