{"product_id":"the-consultant","title":"The Consultant","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompWare 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.But theres 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.In 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. People who defy the consultant get fired… or worse. They soon realize theyre not just fighting for their jobs: Theyre fighting for their lives.The Consultant is a biting workplace satire  with the horrific touches only Bentley Little could provide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44957712416821,"sku":"ByrdShop_1587675005","price":41.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781587675003.jpg?v=1770330440","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-consultant","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}