A contemporary office comedy with some people working WFH (working from home) and others in the office itself. The book's promotion describes it as "where WFH meets WTF".
The main story line is how Gerald, who is working from home, slowly experiences his consciousness being disengaged from his physical self and uploaded into the company's Slack app, so he becomes slowly part of the app. Doug Smorin, the office manager, doesn't care because Gerald's productivity is actually going up. But Gerald's co-workers think this is some sort of bit or prank. Gerald enlists a co-worker, Pradeep, to help him figure out his current condition and how he can get back to normal. And, little does he know that the Slack bot is now trying to take over his original self.
All this is going on while the office, a New York PR firm whose main client, a high-end dog food manufacturer, is trying to do damage control as some of their client's product has been poisoned and is killing dogs across the nation. Other sub-plots in the book are relationships, both business and personal, among the people in the office.
The story is told entirely in text messages or Slack messages. There's no other narrative or description. Even so, the author manages to create a vibrant collection of realistic individual personalities and situations that keep the reader engaged. The success is I felt like I was rejoining people I had come to know each time I picked up the book. What will Kerolyn and Nikki be doing today?!
Definitely an enjoyable book worth reading. You can get it here : Free Library or here: at Biblio.
