Martin is on his way up. He’s finishing his post-graduate degree in architecture, has an internship at the hottest firm in the country, and a clear goal of becoming the next big thing in the industry. There’s only one thing standing in his way. Andrew Ryder. Andrew is the leading architect in North America. Those who make it a year working for him have a career set in gold. The problem is reaching the end of that year working for the most arrogant and obnoxious boss in the history of unbearable employers. When a business trip puts Martin and Andrew in close quarters, will Martin learn from the master, or will he fold under pressure and quit like most of his predecessors?

Working It

As he collected the clothes strewn on the floor, a thud from the bedroom arrested his attention. He could probably make a sprint for the door to get security, but he didn’t know how many intruders could be lurking. He took hold of his shoe and held it defensively and quietly made his way to the bathroom door, which he’d left wide open. Stalking slowly to the room’s door, away from the room’s interior, he heard a low expletive followed by a sigh, something he’d become all too familiar with over the past three months. It was the telltale sounds of an exasperated Martin.


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