Work Together - Stuck Together
by Tom LaBaff
About
After losing their jobs to A.I. and hundreds of rejected resumes, five strangers met up and decided there was only one thing left to do: They had to join the dark side. They enrolled in an exotic, one-year intensive training program to become the best. They will be… STELLAR SALES PEOPLE!
Training basecamp: an RV park in Florida, where you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.*
Pard
Pard leads the team as the salesman who’s seen it all. While he has some patience for in-classroom teaching, he’d rather unleash them to the streets where they’ll learn the most from being fed to the wolves.
Scot
Then there’s A.I. Scot. He’s Pard’s eyes and ears. He tags along and shadows the team to monitor performance. He attempts to keep the gang out of trouble but because of the irony, he’s mostly the cause of trouble.
Tedrick
Former stock trader and part time band teacher. Highly competitive. His optimism is infectious even though his personal life is a disaster. He’s roomies with Decca.
Peggi
Former cashier. Although she’s 25, she’s got the physique of a child. Upon maturity, her doctor told her she barely made it over the dwarfism threshold by 1/2 inch. She looks so young she’s often handed the child’s menu at Denny’s. Which she’ll happily order from. She’s roomies with Ginny.
Decca
Former trucker. His wife pushed him into the training bootcamp because his conspiracy podcast was becoming a time suck. He’s actually a natural salesman but pick any place - that’s definitely where he’d rather be.
Ginny
Former paralegal. Goofy, clumsy, and cute. Early 30’s. Claim to fame was a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins. Avid golfer, loves to fish - basically everyman’s dream wife, but she’s single because of a dark secret that will come out in the story’s super structure.
CiCi
Former pharmaceutical technician. She’s spiritual, enlightened, and teaches yoga. Has a heart of gold and is an adopter of feral cats and occasionally, feral men. For a roommate, she got stuck with A.I. Scot. Oh, and she often has face to face talks with God. So there's that.
Circle of Life
*And finally, about the Hotel California lyrics at the start. The team is scheduled to train for a year but Pard doesn’t pass any of them. So they have to retake the course. Truth is, Pard doesn’t want it to end. Partly because he’s afraid of retirement and partly because this is the only family he’s got. So he fails them. The team ebbs and flows between resenting Pard and starting to love the old bastard. The questions stands: will our gang ever graduate? See more strips here.
No Solicitors
When 7 unrelated people lost their jobs to A.I. and after hundreds of failed job attempts, these strangers discovered there was only one thing left to do. They had to turn to the dark side. They had to become SALES PEOPLE!
About
After losing their jobs to A.I. and hundreds of rejected resumes, five strangers met up and decided there was only one thing left to do: They had to join the dark side. They enrolled in an exotic, one-year intensive training program to become the best. They will be… STELLAR SALES PEOPLE!
Pard
He leads the team as the salesman who’s seen it all. While he has some patience for in-classroom teaching, he’d rather unleash them to the streets where they’ll learn the most from being fed to the wolves.
Scot
Then there’s A.I. Scot. He’s Pard’s eyes and ears. He tags along and shadows the team to monitor performance. He attempts to keep the gang out of trouble but because of the irony, he’s mostly the cause of trouble.
Tedrick
Former stock trader and part time band teacher. Highly competitive. His optimism is infectious even though his personal life is a disaster. He’s roomies with Decca.
Peggi
Former cashier. Although she’s 25, she’s got the physique of a child. Upon maturity, her doctor told her she barely made it over the dwarfism threshold by 1/2 inch. She looks so young she’s often handed the child’s menu at Denny’s. Which she’ll happily order from. She’s roomies with Ginny.
Decca
Former trucker. His wife pushed him toward the training bootcamp because his conspiracy podcast was becoming a time suck. He’s actually a natural salesman but pick any place - that’s definitely where he’d rather be.
Ginny
Former paralegal. Goofy, clumsy, and cute. Early 30’s. Claim to fame was a cheerleader for the Miami Dolphins. Avid golfer, loves to fish - basically everyman’s dream wife, but she’s single because of a dark secret that will come out in the story’s super structure.
CiCi
Former pharmaceutical technician. She’s spiritual, enlightened, and teaches yoga. Has a heart of gold and is an adopter of feral cats and occasionally, feral men. For a roommate, she got stuck with A.I. Scot. Oh, and she often has face to face talks with God. So there's that.
Work Together - Stuck Together
by Tom LaBaff
