Everyone learned to avoid answering the trick question: Do you want to play 52-Pickup? But we all still expect new jobs at a new company to be a serious adventure rather than another misleading practical joke where all of the promises and guarantees are soon forgotten. That's Jason Harris' journey in this book. Since so many people have gone through this emotional meat grinder, many will identify with the waves of doubts, second guesses, and revisited decisions in this novel resulting from the relocation of thre company to another city.
The story is told through Jason Harris' eyes, but we see the turmoil, including the humor and absurdity of it all, experienced by everyone on Jason's programming team. This book is not quite "The Office" or "Office Space." Like some Dilbert cartoons, the chuckles sometimes fade when the event or situation begins to seem less funny and more a realistic reflection of modern corporate life.
And anyone who enjoys dressing in a suit, wearing suspenders, shopping for cuff links or a bow tie may not be huge fans of this book. But that leaves the rest of the corporate working stiffs.