In an infinite universe, the most terrifying force isn't black holes or alien warlords. It's middle management.
Fifty-two-year-old Arthur is a Security Liaison at Hub 74, a trans-dimensional retail warehouse that folds space-time to ensure Prime deliveries arrive before you even know you want them. Arthur's only job is to sit in a plexiglass booth and press a red button every fifty-nine minutes to remind the sentient, aggressively optimizing building that reality still exists.
But when an unscheduled "Audit" drops during the night shift, Arthur finds himself slated for aggressive corporate restructuring. Hunted by a Regional Manager made of cardboard boxes, targeted by HR Consultants wielding soul-crushing Synergy, and trapped in a looping holiday aisle, Arthur is forced to abandon his post and go completely off the clock.
Armed with a bent sledgehammer, accompanied by a demoted AI and a 1994 Employee of the Month, Arthur must descend into the nightmare of the Returns Department and scale the corporate ladder to the Head Office itself. Joined by his daughter Claire?who wields a reality-editing vintage camera?Arthur must find the Master Reset switch and cancel the Omni-Store's apocalyptic expansion before the entire world is optimized into a parking lot.
The Night Shift at Hub 74 is a hilarious, fast-paced sci-fi satire that proves the only thing worse than the end of the world is a mandatory performance review. Perfect for fans of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and corporate dystopias.
