Summary

The new employee's co-worker identifies the desk where the new employee will be working. The co-worker tells the employee, "never answer your phone" (3), and the co-worker continues to describe the new employee's responsibilities, such as his interactions with "in- and out-boxes" and the "Processing Analyst" (3). The new-employee is told that it is important to ensure that each work day lasts eight hours, and the co-worker informs the new employee that asking too many questions will lead to the new employee being "let go" (4). Next, the co-worker tells the new employee about the receptionist, who is a "temp" (4). The co-worker elaborates by saying that there are many temporary workers who often quit their jobs.

After showing the new employee the washrooms, The co-worker tells the new employee about other employees, such as John LaFountaine, an employee who occasionally uses the women's washroom. John LaFountaine claims...