new job
Snappy new suit
comes with a built in wingsuit
riding the corporate drone jet
to THE Amazon
monitor comes to life
Android named Sam comes on
we jump in 30 seconds
a conveyer belt
starts to move
the row of seats
to an opening door
countdown starts
at four, three two one...
pop... the jet starts to shake
beginning to disintegrate
to smoke and dust
Head for the door
kick off from
last point of contact
the bottom of the doorway
then... empty space
as thoughts begin to race
screaming from the top
to the bottom of your lungs
Geronimo!
the office in the clouds
gives way
to a new sort of office space
in freefall
taking flight...
people staring,
sizing you up
past the water cooler,
turn right
layover at the coffeemaker
while topping off the tank
hover for a few,
while warming up your engines
engaged in small talk
and pleasantries
taxi down the runway to the office
no boss, no executive assistant
just AI... clocking your keystrokes,
logs how many sticky notes
you run through
writing notes to yourself
how many times
you scratched your head,
how many times you blinked
how many times you rolled your eyes
you pretended to watch the monitor
long after it went to sleep
everything is monitored
everything is charged to you account
your attitude is weighed
and prorated charges paid to corporate,
whenever your quota
fails to meet the required ante
you are competing for your job
against an AI called AL
he just texted you,
says you are stupid,
slow and lazy
you answer quickly,
you left out crazy...
and shutdown his panic button,
he switches off.
your wallet texts your palm pilot
and says you're fired
Fuggem!
Another day, another job
C2

