To begin with, the majority of the people working at _The Corporation, Inc._ were friendly and welcomed the opportunity to demonstrate their friendliness. On your first day, somebody would probably offer you a soft drink or a cup of coffee. Coffee was commonly offered. Not to take a cup was considered offensive, but to take more than three cups was too much. Offering you a third cup meant that you might be punished – unless you were a visitor. Visitors drank lots of coffee. Taking pride in your work and presenting new ideas was not looked upon favorably. Employees were motivated by a continual fear of shame in their every action. When dealing with the management, sincere respect for their pride was essential. If your boss made an incorrect statement, you did not want to correct her in public or in front of others. Their rules were harsh, and there were few second chances, but they let us live. Like headless zombies, we lived and worked among the dead and dying - the price we paid for staying alive. 2008-05-15T01:15:27Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/30490 <p>Great job! Absolutely loving this! Even in its darkness. Dark is good in this prescribed dosage. ;)</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30490?basename=62386 2008-05-15T01:15:27Z Jenunique http://ficlets.com/authors/jenunique <p>Nice, I was going to look into that old sequel, but now I don&#8217;t have to! It is a good start and explains more. <br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30490?basename=62335 2008-05-14T21:40:50Z Blusparrow http://ficlets.com/authors/blusparrow <p>very desperate existence described quite. I like the whole duality and facade.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30490?basename=62253 2008-05-14T14:15:02Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>I enjoyed this. It reminded me of my favorite book, <em>1984,</em> by George Orwell. The concept of Totalitarism via corporation is a frightening possibility and you&#8217;re conveying the individual&#8217;s perspective well.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30490?basename=62248 2008-05-14T13:59:14Z Browncoatben http://ficlets.com/authors/browncoatben <p>a rewrite of an older ficlet&#8230; wanted to move it into this series, etc.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/30490?basename=62241 2008-05-14T12:54:43Z YodaOnCrack http://ficlets.com/authors/yodaoncrack