A Temporary Appointment

Ophelia: “Caedmon, I know that you’d never wear a tie voluntarily…” Caedmon: “Absolutely not. The necktie is a social insult to the working class and a pretentious mask for the bourgeoise.”
Ophelia: “Yeah, so you’ve said. So… you’re wearing a tie because…?” Caedmon: “I’m applying for some temporary work. I have an appointment with the agency in about an hour.”
Ophelia: “Well, I wish you luck, even though you have to be insulted.” Caedmon: “Thank you. I’m hoping that the attire is merited by the sophistication of the agency.”
The sign next to the office door reads ALSO-RAN TEMPORARIES: The Next Best Thing to a Real Employee. Caedmon (thought bubble): This bodes ill.

Apart from a brief stint in the now-defunct B. Dalton Bookseller chain (I promise that I didn’t assist their demise!), most of my early working career was as an office temporary. Few things can compare with the horrors of being a temp, and it is to those thousands of wolf-hours of my life, lost forever, that I dedicate poor Caedmon’s search for the requirements of daily subsistence. The firm of “Also-Ran Temporaries” appears in a (literally) diabolical story that I published long ago, called “You Go Where They Send You.” I may have to share it with you one day. Short form: One never really know who one is working for, does one?

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  • Caedmon the Office Temp

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Edgard Aedo
July 21, 2019, 10:01 pm
Hopefully Cade is not placed with Hob Enterprises!
 
Tristan Black Wolf
July 21, 2019, 11:07 pm
I think he’d give Hob Enterprises quite a fright! Thanks for remembering my short story “You Go Where They Send You,” from my story collection Remnant Stew. There are a few good tales in there, at least.