Project Gutenberg 2010-09-23 Public domain in the USA. 62 Dryfoos, Dave 1915 2003 Dryfoos, David M. Balbalis, John 1929 1991 Balbalis New Hire Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Robert Cicconetti, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "New Hire" by Dave Dryfoos is a science fiction story written in the early 21st century. The narrative follows Boswell W. Budge, a man grappling with the societal expectations that come with turning forty, marking a significant shift in his life as he must transition from a life of leisure to employment. The book explores themes of work, aging, and societal norms in a futuristic setting. The plot centers on Bozzy, who, on the pivotal morning of his 40th birthday, prepares to take over a job from an older colleague, Mr. Kojac. As he navigates his feelings of dread and reluctance about entering the workforce, his interactions with his family and colleagues reveal a comedic yet poignant perspective on societal pressures. After a ceremonial passing of roles, Bozzy ultimately confronts the reality of his new responsibilities and the absurdity of his situation, culminating in a darkly humorous ending that highlights the underlying tensions about aging and the lifecycle of work in their advanced society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 39867 39873 2024-09-14T09:39:29.474616 2023-09-15T04:55:47.619827 text/html text/html 36120 2010-09-23T14:31:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 92294 2010-09-23T14:31:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125014 2024-09-14T09:39:32.611637 application/epub+zip 124061 2024-09-14T09:39:30.657619 application/epub+zip 55924 2024-09-14T09:39:29.919610 application/epub+zip 192653 2024-09-14T09:39:34.186707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185810 2024-09-14T09:39:32.072658 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 118709 2022-09-15T12:50:34.367546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33306 33196 2024-09-14T09:39:29.261671 2023-09-15T04:55:47.439836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 33220 2010-09-23T14:31:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12979 2010-09-23T14:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19014 2024-09-14T09:39:34.337587 application/rdf+xml 10183 2024-09-14T09:39:30.251618 image/jpeg 2602 2024-09-14T09:39:30.083652 image/jpeg 141341 2024-09-14T09:39:29.494629 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog