Seven Days in the Life of Maurice

Maurice never doubted that he would find a job, but he didn't think he would find a job so soon after graduating. It didn't occur to him that he would suddenly be presented with an interview at the random corporate office where he had stopped to use the restroom. He was young enough and brash enough to accept the job of network administrator for Hypothetical, Inc., although in hindsight he should have realized that this was not a job for the upwardly mobile. He told the interviewers that he had no experience at all, but that they didn't have to pay him much either. Instead of showing him the door, they immediately placed a W-4 form in front of him and handed him a pen.

Still, he had his library of fine computer ...

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