Returners

By R. Richard

Matt gets off the bus and wheels his suitcase out to the street. Being Matt, a by damn Project Manager, he then uses his cell phone to call for a taxi. He then has the taxi driver deliver him to the headquarters of Aardvark Technical Incorporated. Matt then struts into the lobby and tells the Receptionist that he is to speak with Personnel.
Instead of Personnel, Matt gets to speak with me, Jim Ryll.
I ask, “Matt, what brings you to ATI?”
Matt tells me, “The Lozenge Corporation went bankrupt. My last paycheck bounced and I need a job.”
I ask Matt, “A job doing what?”
Matt says, “I was a Project Manager for the Lozenge Corporation and I’m looking for a Project Manager job here at Aardvark Technical Incorporated. I’m willing to work a field assignment.”
I tell Matt, “During the time that you worked at the Lozenge Corporation, you showed up for work at 9:30AM or 10AM, when work started at 8AM. Your own project meeting had to be moved back to 11AM, so that you could attend. That’s not how we do things at Aardvark Technical Incorporated.”
“Matt, you clearly demonstrated that you had no concept of what a computer programmer is to do and how to manage the work of a computer programmer. You allowed Billy to remain on staff, when Billy produced no usable programming work. Why is that?”
Matt says, “Yes, that was a misjudgment on my part. However, I learned from that.”
“Matt, you allowed little Bo Peep to charge time to your project, when she later admitted that she had done no work on the project, but forced other computer programmers to do what should have been her work. The other, slave, computer programmers bailed out of the Lozenge Corporation, as soon as other jobs could be found. Why is that?”
Matt says, “Yes, that was an accommodation, on my part, to prevent the girl from filing a complaint with the Ladies Legal Center. However, I learned from that.”
I ask, “Did you learn that your accommodation amounted to a charge of fraud on the United States government?”
Matt says, “Yes, there is a charge of fraud on the United States government. However, it’s just a technical charge and I am getting that cleared up.”
I say, “That’s interesting. With the bankruptcy of the Lozenge Corporation, you no longer have the Lozenge Corporation legal staff working on your behalf. Since you no longer have the Lozenge Corporation legal staff working on your behalf, you obviously want the Aardvark Technical Incorporated legal staff working on your behalf. That is not going to happen.”
Matt says, “Yes, there is a technical charge of fraud on the United States government. However, my own lawyer can get that cleared up.”
I say, “Please let me know when your own lawyer gets that cleared up.”
Matt says, “That may take some time. Meanwhile I need a job.”

• Language: English
• Publisher: R. Richard
• Release date: Nov 26, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005017941

R. Richard

I'm the co-author, with Sunset Thomas, of Anatomy of An Adult Film.I have 48 novels and over 299 short stories currently published.I spent my early years in the part of Los Angeles known as the South Central. I was known as Whi' Boy, which was sufficient to identify me in that place. I'm a skilled Kung Fu player, using a system that I learned from a Korean I knew only as 'Pak.' It would be easier to tell you the places that Pak wasn't wanted by the police, rather than the places where he was wanted by the police. Pak's Kung Fu system, augmented by some bits and pieces from some Chinese practitioners is quick and effective, or I wouldn't be alive today.My early education was mostly obtained by stealing books from the public library (I always returned them and the Librarian even began to provide me with reading lists.) I did go to high schools, but I never really learned anything there. I eventually graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles, UCLA, with a degree in mathematics.I work as a Systems Analyst and also make a part of my living as a professional gambler (legal in Nevada.) I write science fiction and erotica. My published novels are:Anatomy of An Adult Film (With Sunset Thomas)1. Second Chance: God Killer2. Second Chance: Sky Pirate3. Second Chance: Scroll Seeker4. Second Chance: King of The Islands5. Second Chance: King of Zaya6. Second Chance: Duke of Averon7. Second Chance: King of Golomon8. Second Chance: King Of The Sky9. Second Chance: Warlord of Ifrequeh10. Second Chance: King of Ariby11. Second Chance: King of Mesodania12. Second Chance: King of Avuls13. Second Chance: King of Kemet14. Second Chance: King of Zorran15. Second Chance: King of Two Worlds16. Second Chance: King of Averon17. Second Chance: King's Duties18. Second Chance: King of The New WorldAdventurer: Simulation ProblemAdventurer: Pannar ProblemA Programmer's GambitAmateur StripperBeach MurdersBondage HouseCorporate Sex SlavesFriday NightGo Naked In The SoftwareGrasshopper WinterInvoluntary NudeLayoffNot A HeroPirates of The KeysSummer of SexThe LakeThe Last Moon DanceThe Nude Adventures of Plain JaneThe Secret Life of Wanda WilsonTails of the Pussycat LoungeTo Keep A JobTopless RestaurantToy WhoresVix: The MarineWayward BoyShort Stories:A Christmas Visit

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Returners

By R. Richard © 2021

All of the characters and companies referenced in this story are fictional and any resemblance to actual persons or companies is coincidental.

Chapter 1: Return To Judgment

The first Lozenge Corporation people to return to town, arrive aboard a Greyhound bus. Why they even bothered is a mystery, at least in most cases.

Larry gets off the bus and wheels his suitcase to a local bus stop and, after some hassle, manages to catch a local bus to the headquarters of Aardvark Technical Incorporated. Larry then goes into the lobby and asks to speak with Personnel.

Instead of Personnel, Larry gets to speak with me, Jim Ryll.

I ask, Larry, what brings you to ATI?

Larry tells me, The Lozenge Corporation is bankrupt. The last paycheck bounced and I need a job.

I ask Larry, A job doing what?

Larry says, Well programming, computer programming, of course.

I tell Larry, During the time that we both worked at the Lozenge Corporation I found out that you really can’t program in assembler language. We are working on a communication package here at Aardvark Technical Incorporated. A communication package requires heavy use of assembler language. Are you ready to pass an assembler language programming test?

Larry says, Well no, not right now. But, with a little study I can pass an assembler language programming test.

I tell Larry, Then go and study, until you can pass an assembler language programming test.

Larry says, "Look I need a job right now, while I study so that I can