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Episode 9 – The Architect

6 September 2018Tub

Flux Larson, Dave’s boss, hadn’t been seen for two days when he finally reappeared in the office, sitting at his desk with a large coffee as he surfed the internet….Read More

Episode 8 – Like a Start Up

30 August 2018Tub

Brenda de la Rue stood in the Auditorium, addressing the assembled crowd. Usually the lights were on, but in this case she was staring out into the gloom and without…Read More

Episode 7 – Operational Acceptance

23 August 2018Tub

Timothy Useful, Risk Manager for Brenda de la Rue’s area, was at Dave Starling’s desk. “How come you are always in the same place? Aren’t you guys part of the…Read More

Episode 6 – Roadmaps

16 August 2018Tub

“I love this time of year!” announced Flux Larson one morning. “Why is that?” asked Dave Starling. “It’s one of the big three annual events, but it gets the least…Read More

Episode 5 – The Operations Meeting

9 August 2018Tub

“Monthly Ops meeting at 10, Dave.” Flux Larson seemed surprisingly chirpy this morning. “I can’t make it, can you cover for me?” “Another activity that falls on the team leader…Read More

Episode 4 – Personal Score Cards

2 August 2018Tub

Dave Starling was sitting quietly at his desk working on some code for the new system with Chris Tackle. It was made slightly more difficult than it needed to be…Read More

Episode 3 – The Security Team

26 July 2018Tub

Lars Effendic had the general demeanour of a Bond villain and the personality of a filing cabinet. Add to this the warmth of a penguin’s arse and Margaret Thatcher’s humanity…Read More

Episode 2 – The New Team Leader

19 July 2018Tub

Brenda de la Rue pushed her way out of the lift, giving a man on crutches, who didn’t get out of the way quickly enough, the look she reserved for…Read More

Episode 1 – The Start

12 July 2018Tub

At the age of eighteen, David James Starling decided to end his life. He was at such a low that his self-loathing prevented him from choosing a quick and painless…Read More

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