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
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
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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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