I'm pretty sure middle management the rabbit here is getting shafted by the higher ups. I think they already know whats happening and they are laughing their asses off with the addition of their new easter egg "NPC".
A fun glitch in their system and they have no inclination to fix it.
Production workers use their tools to do things. So you can even kill & develop fighting skills with your production tools. Anything can be used as weapons if you have the motivation & experience to commit to it. For survival's sake.