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Lädt ... The Consultant (2016)von Bentley Little
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Bizarre depravity in unexpected places, gore, a little animal abuse/death (skimmed right through that!), and loads of horrible treatment to humans. Just like the office we have all worked in. Especially when the grossly overpaid Consultants show up to make our lives miserable and our livelihoods gone. Work horror satire is what Little does best, and he literally tears CompWare a new one from the first floor to the seventh. 8/14/2023: This is my first workplace horror and I have thoughts. Review coming soon, but I'd like to say this now: This book felt like I worked there and those consultants were on something else. I was ready to quit and wondered why most characters didn't (lol). 8/19/2023: It’s been a couple days since I’ve finished this book and I’m still not sure what to say about it. I guess what I said before is all. In the same vein as his previous novels The Store, The Policy, The Resort etc Bentley Little paints a horrifying (yet satirically comedic) picture of big business as an evil entity. While I did mostly enjoy this story, as a long time fan of the author I can't help but notice I'm starting to feel that he is basically writing the same book over and over. He has a formula and he sticks to it. Because of that, if you have read his previous works you may find this one a bit predictable. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: they hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices. But there's something strange about the firm they hire-more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project: Mr. Patoff, tall and thin and wearing a bow tie and with an odd smile that never quite reaches his eyes. In his first interactions, the consultant asks inappropriate questions and generally seems a nuisance. Over time, Patoff gains power to the point where he seems to be running the whole company. He enacts arbitrary and invasive changes to office protocol; he places cameras all over the building, causing paranoia among the workers; he calls employees at all hours of the night; and he visits some of their homes and menaces their families. People who defy the consultant get fired ... or worse. The employees of CompWare soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs: they're fighting for their lives. The Consultant is a biting workplace satire with the horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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