Temporary

Temporary

2021 • 192 pages

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15

Finna meets There's No Such Thing As An Easy Job. I really think there should be a sub genre called employment-based existential horror. May have literary/elevated writing style, magical realism elements, heavy on social commentary, leaning dystopic. 
We Had to Remove This Post and Horrorstor are also good candidates. 
Of course, we could just call it ‘the realities of capitalism'...but this particular sub genre definitely exaggerates to emphasize the dehumanizing badness, desperation eliminating choices, emotional manipulation, endless unsupported hope, power and privilege differential, prevalent in the modern workplace. 
This book in particular features commentary on training people to feel disposable in a capitalist setting, also
seems to be feminist subtext on society/tradition training women to be peacekeepers and people pleasers to the extent that they will put others' interests before their own safety and comfort. 
If you managed to have a good experience with temp work (I can vouch it occurs, it just never lasts) or are in a steadier employment situation I can recommend it. Even in the interests of solidarity, I'm not sure I would have suggested it to mid-twenties me when I was GOING THROUGH IT. 
Would read from this author again, as I'm now prepared for how dark she can go, and I love the breadth of her imagination. 
⚠️SA

July 29, 2023Report this review