FAILTECH Shorts (Paperback)
Ivan Lapis
Sold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
New - Soft cover
Condition: New
Ships from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
Condition: New
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketPaperback. Welcome to the FAILTECH family! We're thrilled to have you with us on our mission of "Progress Above All". Your new employee packet details the miracles that have reshaped our world, from ending scarcity to pioneering space travel. But this welcome message is a lie. This collection of stories is a different kind of orientation that reveals the truth behind the polished facade. You'll discover a world where a brilliant journalist traces a lead diving deep into places she was not welcome, a technician is trapped in a corporate chase for asking too many questions, and a troubled engineer trying to find answers to his troubled project. This company excels at plausible deniability. The question is, will you find the truth, or will you be buried under it? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Congratulations! You have just been hired by FAILTECH, the largest, most ubiquitous megacorporation on the planet. Your official welcome packet paints a picture of a workplace worthy to be in the halls of the gods, a company dedicated to the visionary mission of "Progress Above All". Human advancement is paramount.
But as you flip past the corporate mission statements, you realize something is very wrong. This onboarding document has been hijacked.
An anonymous insider has overwritten your orientation materials with a collection of hidden case files and redacted logs, desperate to show you what your new employer is actually capable of. Past the polished facade of miracle technologies and corporate synergy, you will uncover the stories of those who dug too deep:
The Gilded Cage: A maintenance technician known for asking the wrong questions is suddenly handed a lucrative promotion and relocated to a remote facility.
The Phantom File: An investigative journalist receives a highly encrypted tip pointing her toward a pristine pharmaceutical subsidiary, leading her down a dangerous trail of deleted data and corporate mercenaries.
The Unearned Miracle: A struggling engineer is celebrated by the highest levels of FAILTECH leadership for a massive technological breakthrough. But, he has absolutely no memory of creating or completing it.
FAILTECH is a master of plausible deniability, hiding industrial sabotage, covert ops, and unexplainable anomalies behind impenetrable vault doors. You have a choice as you finish reading this packet: clock in and pretend everything is normal, or follow the threads into the dark.
The future is bright, and you are now an integral part of it. Will you be a part of the machine, or an agent of it?
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