{"product_id":"2940156696437","title":"The Consultant","description":"CompWare is in serious trouble after a promised merger falls through, so they do what other businesses have done to bolster their public image: they hire a consulting firm to review and streamline their business practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut there's something strange about the firm they hire--more specifically, the quirky gentleman who arrives to supervise the project: Mr. Patoff, tall and thin and wearing a bow tie, and with an odd smile that never quite reaches his eyes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his first interactions, the consultant asks a few inappropriate questions, and generally seems a nuisance. Over time, Patoff gains more power, to the point where he seems to be running the whole company. He enacts arbitrary and invasive changes to office protocol. He places cameras all over the building, making workers paranoid; he calls employees at all hours of the night, visits some of their homes and menaces their families. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople who defy the consultant get fired... or worse. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey soon realize they're not just fighting for their jobs: They're fighting for their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Consultant is a biting workplace satire, with the horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide.","brand":"Cemetery Dance Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47168994771184,"sku":"2940156696437","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940156696437_p0.jpg?v=1764086904","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940156696437","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}