Dimensions
130 x 200 x 18mm
'I will obey my master, the clock, and will obediently nod to my co-workers and make small talk about sports, kids and the weather - all things I'm genuinely not interested in. I will do this because I accept the choices I've made in my life to this point.'
Thus begins 30-year-old Jay Thompson's tale of life in Corporate Purgatory. From the individual production modules (aka cubicles), to KGB-style receptionists and inept bosses, life has never been easy at HMS Trust's head office. But now, things are about to get worse. Thanks to his "high accuracy assessment", Jay lands the biggest promotion-without-pay of his career: managing a call centre full of temps during the busiest season of the year.
But that's just part of his problem. One of his temps, Samantha, is young and flirtatious, a stark contrast to Jay's long-time live-in girlfriend Jan, a doctoral student majoring in Antisocial Neglect of Her Life Partner. Added to the mix are best friend Tyler (dispenser of suspect advice and part-time Ringo Starr impersonator); brother Sheldon (armed with a major life-changing announcement); and psychotic parents, Jim and Sharon.
The result is a hilarious, highly entertaining and honest take on those whose hope continues to snap, crackle and pop through the soggy disenchantment of life.
