by Scott Adams
Part of Dilbert, book 27
First published 2012
Wally has spent years as a jaded corporate employee, watching the clock and collecting paychecks. When his company crashes and burns, he walks away with unexpected riches. No more cubicle walls. No more meetings about meetings. He builds the ultimate bachelor pad and jets off to exotic locations, living every office worker's fantasy of escape. The freedom tastes sweet at first. Wally throws money at every whim and desire that corporate life denied him. Adventure calls from every corner of the world. But the thrill fades faster than he expected. The days stretch long without deadlines. The silence grows heavy without coworker complaints and coffee machine gossip. Wally discovers that his old life, for all its frustrations, gave him something money cannot buy. The routine provided rhythm. The colleagues offered connection, even if they annoyed him daily. Now he faces a choice between his newfound wealth and the structured world he thought he hated. The question becomes whether a man can truly leave the corporate maze behind, or if some part of him will always need its familiar walls.
Genres: fiction, business, adventure, contemporary, comedy, 21st-century
Vibes: intimate, thought-provoking, whimsical
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Period: 21st-Century
224 pages · Nook · Andrews McMeel Publishing