Corporate Man is called in to investigate reports of vile, unethical business practices at Great American Business Company. What he finds there just might destroy him (except we all know the ending to The Tragic Death of Corporate Man so it should be fairly obvious that it can't really destroy him, though it can come close).

Enslaved by the Bonus Whores is an all new Corporate Man Adventure Serial. Chapters will post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

After nearly a decade of imprisonment, Corporate Man returns to find the economy in ruins and his deadliest enemies in control of all but a fraction of society's wealth. He embarks upon a quest to set right the wrongs of the business world; a task that will ultimately destroy him.

Monday, September 3, 2012

Chapter 108


3.c.viii
“That one there,” said Business Woman.  “That’s his office.”
The four of them were scouting the area from the relative safe zone of the water cooler.
“How can you tell?” asked Senior Executive.
“I used to work for him.  Did you see how that woman came storming out just now?”
“Yeah,” said Franklin Buck.  “She looked pissed.”
Business Woman nodded.  “I saw that look on more than one person every single day I worked here.”
“Let’s pay him a visit, shall we,” said Corporate Man, striding into the reception area.  Seated behind the desk was a plump woman with hair like steel wool.  Her eyes lifted from her work as Corporate Man approached.
“I assume you have an appointment,” she said.
“Of course.”
“Name?”
“Uh… Jones.  Smithy Jones,” said Corporate Man.
“Yes, he’s expecting you,” she said. 
Her voice sounded like a duck.
“Oh,” said Corporate Man, his posture of confidence fracturing as a bolt of panic streaked through him.  “Really?”
“Oh yeah.  We let random people with really lame fake names in to see our corporate executives all the time.”
Corporate Man leaned forward and spoke in a softer, more humble tone.  “So I take it, and let me know if I’m mistaken, that you aren’t going to let us in to see him.”
“You can always sit and wait for him to come out,” the receptionist said.
Corporate Man smiled and returned to the others.  They seemed eager for information even though they had all heard the conversation.
“Did we have a plan for getting past the receptionist?” asked Franklin Buck. 
Everyone glanced around at everyone else.
Finally, Corporate Man’s grin widened and he said, “I think I know how to get inside.  He reached into his suit jacket and removed his PDA.
“Let’s hope my stocks are up,” he said.