There is just something about a hu-cow story that I find exciting, maybe it's the objectification, or the "no way out" scenario, or who know what, but I just like them. This one was different, but still fun, and I liked how you picked up right in the middle of the action, taking the reader along in the initial confusion.
We got almost to the very end until we learned that E-14 had a proper human name, and I'm left to wonder if Lidiya's coworkers will figure out what happened and rescue her, or will they just leave her there and take liberties, or even purchase her for their own. Do the two engineers compete with each other, does one get the better shifts, the better parking spot?
Anyway, it's a great place to be as an author, you could leave this one as it is as a stand alone piece, or you could have a part two.
Thank you for sharing, Jackie.