Several people are typing : a novel
A mid-level employee of a New York-based public relations firm finds his consciousness uploaded into the company's internal Slack channel
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Virtual reality > Fiction. Consciousness > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
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Satirical literature. Humorous fiction. |
- ISBN: 9780385547222
- Physical Description 248 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition First edition.
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.
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Several People Are Typing : A Novel
gerald, slackbot gerald help slackbot I can help by answering simple questions about how Slack works. I'm just a bot, though! If you need more help, try our Help Center for loads of useful information about Slack. gerald uninstall slackbot I searched for that on our Help Center. Perhaps these articles will help: * Change your time zone * Manage your password gerald please help me slackbot I can help by answering simple questions about how Slack works. I'm just a bot, though! gerald uninstall self slackbot I'm sorry, I don't understand! Sometimes I have an easier time with a few simple keywords. Or you can head to our wonderful Help Center for more assistance! #nyc-Âoffice kerolyn so this spreadsheet gerald yes? kerolyn was it like, special? gerald not particularly tripp what were the contents of the spreadsheet gerald does that really matter kerolyn it must clearly Nikki Clearly it must, for all this to have happened. gerald coats tripp no comprende Nikki https://protect-us.mimecast.com/s/d2I8CYEMxVhL6ZplMC0Ji8o?domain=en.wikipedia.org Coats Coats may refer to [read more] tripp thank you, Nikki unnecessary but thank you Nikki You're welcome. kerolyn explain the coats, @gerald gerald it was a spreadsheet of different winter coats that I was considering purchasing broken down by price, probable warmth, and other deciding factors tripp "other deciding factors" such as gerald Predicted Attractiveness In Coat was a factor tripp lol huge Nikki You built out a spreadsheet for that? kerolyn no, I get that gerald it's a big decision, financially kerolyn it's a big purchase exactly jinx gerald is that what you think it is, maybe? a jinx kerolyn that's not what I meant gerald maybe you're right though Nikki, pradeep, Louis C Nikki Why do we have these calls? What is he even saying? pradeep I have no idea I tune out whenever this dude talks what's his role over there again? Louis C He's their comms director. pradeep if they have a comms director then why did they hire us? Louis C Because he isn't a very good comms director. Nikki You're both missing my point. I mean, *what is he actually saying*? It sounds like he's taking this call from the bottom of a well. pradeep if he's been stuck in a well for a while, that might explain his grasp of like the entire internet Louis C I believe their offices are located in the greater Tampa area. Nikki Is this what Tampa sounds like? pradeep please tell me this dude didn't just say "myspace" please tell me I did not just hear him say that Louis C Yes. This is what Tampa sounds like. #nyc-Âoffice kerolyn which channel were you going to upload a spreadsheet about coats into? gerald #gents-Âonly Nikki You're joking. gerald you guys made a women-Âonly one!! kerolyn not the same Nikki Not the same. tripp why was I not invited?? gerald we're getting off-Âtopic point is that's the spreadsheet I was trying to upload when I got stuck and now I'm just kinda, in here tripp @gerald invite me to #gents-Âonly gerald I'm trying to explain why I'm not in the office rn tripp @gerald invite me to #gents-Âonly, you coward doug smorin done tripp bless u doug smorin missed a lot of messages someone recap for me? kerolyn gerald says he can't come in to work today because he uploaded a spreadsheet wrong, somehow, and now he's stuck inside slack or smth doug smorin what kerolyn that's what we were investigating gerald I know it sounds like bullshit tripp should file a ticket with google suite maybe would be a real significant bug I'm checking their troubleshooting page rn and it doesn't look like there's a section dedicated to users getting Tron'd gerald I don't know how to get un-Âstuck tripp weird that they wouldn't include that! if it was a real thing that happened! doug smorin okay, Gerald, just work from home gerald or like, back into my body doug smorin but send an email next time @here FYI please send me or kerolyn an email if you need to call out I don't usually look at slack if I have calls kerolyn :thumbsup: lydia omg Gerald!! sry I'm so late to this!! get well soon!!! gerald help #gents-Âonly rob she had too many teeth pradeep ??? what does that mean. rob exactly what it sounds like? Excerpted from Several People Are Typing: A Novel by Calvin Kasulke All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.