"It doesn't matter if he likes them, everybody is supposed to make puzzles. They're even part of his job! But he just doesn't bother finishing them."

If this is a dream, that would explain why the puzzles are incomplete again. It's based before they were even finished. But...

"Aren't dreams supposed to be symbolic? Full of meaningful things, and really confusing images? This looks almost normal. The snow isn't pink, or anything."

What a low budget dream. His mind could at least slap a filter on it, and make things look unsettling.