Published: May 28, 2011
Words: 11,441 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781937042066

Short description

After overseeing the downsizing of a construction facility at Arcturus, Zada Harper comes face-to-face with an old friend... whom she just helped lay off. Zada then finds herself the next target of the ISC Corporation layoffs. She is suddenly without a job and forced into automatic arbitration for a severance settlement. But Zada won't go quietly. The ISC feels the sting of her departure.

Extended description

After overseeing the downsizing of a construction facility at Arcturus, Zada Harper comes face-to-face with a friend from her past... whom she just helped lay off.

Before she knows it Zada finds herself the next target of the ISC Corporation layoffs. She is suddenly without a job and forced into automatic arbitration for a severance settlement. But Zada won't go quietly. She will make sure the ISC feels the sting of her departure.

An 8825 word science fiction novelette by J.A. Marlow

Tags

loss, scifi, adventure, revenge, job, science fiction, dreams, widow, sf, layoffs, negotiation, novelette, job loss, arbitration, old friend, rediscovery, severance

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Review by: A Conspiracy of Authors on April 13, 2012 :
All I can say is that any time a story about negotiating a severance package can be this interesting, you know the writer is well worth reading! Moved into a science fiction setting, J.A. Marlow creates a great story about the perils of downsizing, robotics and revenge of a working class woman.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Katharina Gerlach on July 24, 2011 :
To me, it was the best from J.A. Marlow yet. The situation is familiar to many today -- layoffs aren't pretty. But the way the main character gets the better of her employer is satisfying from the first letter to the last.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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