{"product_id":"9781529358384","title":"Several People Are Typing","description":"Author: Calvin Kasulke\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529358384\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 13 Dec 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs it still WFH when you're now just binary code? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhilst working on a spreadsheet for a New York-based PR firm, Gerald has his consciousness uploaded into his company's Slack channel. He posts for help, but his colleagues assume it's an elaborate joke to exploit the new working-from-home policy, and now that Gerald's productivity is through the roof, his bosses are only too happy to let him work from . . . wherever he says he is.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Faced with the looming abyss of a disembodied life online, Gerald enlists co-worker Pradeep to care for his body and Slackbot, the service's AI assistant, to help him navigate his new digital reality. But when Slackbot discovers a world (and an empty body) outside the app, will it hijack a ride into the 'real' world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Gerald's co-workers are scrambling to stem a company PR catastrophe like no other, their CEO suspects someone is sabotaging his office furniture, and if Gerald gets to work from home all the time, why can't everyone?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hilarious, irreverent, and wholly original, \u003ci\u003eSeveral People Are Typing\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect remedy for any idle fingers waiting to doomscroll: a satire of both the virtual office and contemporary life, and a perfect antidote to the way we live #now.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363040481438,"sku":"ADS-9781529358384","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529358384.jpg?v=1767312660","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529358384","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}