A young engineer—the hero of Alexander Torin’s novel—is invited to work at a successful American firm. The temptation is enormous: sunlit California, famous Silicon Valley, the center of the world computer industry, a high salary…
The hero doesn’t even suspect that he is about to end up in a “bad company.” Surprises begin on his very first day. If you want to succeed in the firm, you must dress in a striped shirt, dark gray or black trousers, a modest leather belt with a gold buckle, black or brown leather boots, and dark strict socks. And the back of the shirt must have a pleat and a hanger. By the end of the second day, the new employee at the firm “Pusik” feels like he’s starting to go crazy…