Introduction

Language and Communications

Daniel Meltzer, "People"
Michael Zadoorian, "No-See-Um"

The Work Itself

Jack Hodgins, "Balance21"
Daniel Orozco, "The Bridge"
Chris Spain, "Let the Babies Keep Their Hearts"
Judith Stephens, "Monster in the Seas"
Elizabeth Tallent, "Natural Law"

Human Resources / Employee Relations

Frederick Busch, "North"
Charles Dickinson, "The Jinx"
Mary Gaitskill, "Secretary"
Brendan Gill, "The Loser"
Peter La Salle, "Life in the Sun Belt"
Ralph Lombreglia, "Inn Essence"
Cris Mazza, "Is It Sexual Harassment Yet?"
Jessica K. Saiki, "The Holdup"
John Sayles, "Peeling"
James Thurber, "The Catbird Seat"

Careers

Donald Barthelme, "Our Work and Why We Do It"
Rick DeMarinis, "The Flowers of Boredom"
Alvin Greenberg, "Flush"
Franz Kafka, "Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor"
James Reed, "The Downside"
R.C. Ringer, "Grossman's Progress"
Mary Robison, "Coach"
Gordon Weaver, "Zen Golf"

Whatever It Takes

Peter Craig, "A Candidate's Daughter"
William Harrison, "Roller Ball Murder"
Dennis Hathaway, "The Social Life of the Architect"
Jack Kerouac, "October in the Railroad Earth"
Michael Martone, "It's Time"
William Carlos Williams, "The Paid Nurse"

Unemployment

Ethan Canin, "Lies"
David Jauss, "Glossolalia"
Ilene Raymond, "Taking a Chance on Jack"

Being Your Own Boss

Matthew Crain, "Penance"
Stephen Dixon, "Layaways"
John O'Hara, "The Cellar Domain"
Alice Munro, "Wood"

Ethical Considerations

Louis Auchincloss, "The Senior Partner's Ethics"
Asa Baber, "Papageno"
Pinckney Benedict, "The Wrecking Yard"
Steve Yates, "The Fencing Lady"

Taking Stock

Michael Darcher, "Dead Bob's Story"
Charles East, "Sky Watch"
Dagoberto Gilb, "Ballad"
Ron Hansen, "Can I Just Sit Here For a While?"
Denis Johnson, "Emergency"
Clint McCown, "Home Course Advantage"
Ann Packer, "Babies"

It's Not My Job

Barbara Asch Camillo, "Weigh Station"
Bret Lott, "This Plumber"

Entrepreneurs

Max Apple, "The Oranging of America"
Russell Banks, "The Gully"

Bibliography

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