Several People Are Typing
Surreal
Edgy
Profound

Several People Are Typing

Is it still WFH when you're now just binary code? Whilst working on a spreadsheet for a New York-based PR firm, Gerald has his consciousness uploaded into his company's Slack channel. He posts for help, but his colleagues assume it's an elaborate joke to exploit the new working-from-home policy, and now that Gerald's productivity is through the roof, his bosses are only too happy to let him work from . . . wherever he says he is. Faced with the looming abyss of a disembodied life online, Gerald enlists co-worker Pradeep to care for his body and Slackbot, the service's AI assistant, to help him navigate his new digital reality. But when Slackbot discovers a world (and an empty body) outside the app, will it hijack a ride into the 'real' world? Meanwhile, Gerald's co-workers are scrambling to stem a company PR catastrophe like no other, their CEO suspects someone is sabotaging his office furniture, and if Gerald gets to work from home all the time, why can't everyone? Hilarious, irreverent, and wholly original, Several People Are Typing is the perfect remedy for any idle fingers waiting to doomscroll: a satire of both the virtual office and contemporary life, and a perfect antidote to the way we live #now.
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Maui S.@chordsontheline
4 stars
Aug 9, 2025
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Artistic
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lucia@ruluish
4.5 stars
Jun 14, 2025
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Unique
Surreal
Hilarious
Remarkable
Delightful
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Apiecalypse Jen@chippedfang
4 stars
Aug 29, 2024
Charming
Refreshing
Surprising
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Liyah 🤎@aallen1019
4 stars
Jun 17, 2024
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Ari@nyari
5 stars
May 24, 2024
Page turning
Extraordinary
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John Manoogian III@jm3
1 star
Apr 4, 2024
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Allison Dempsey@alliedempsey
5 stars
Feb 22, 2024
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JoAnna@lilipuddingdog
5 stars
Feb 21, 2024
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Kendall McClain@kendallmcclain
2 stars
Jan 29, 2024
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kyra@witchfl00
3 stars
Dec 14, 2023
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bug@bugspray
4 stars
Jul 7, 2023
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Elizabeth Denny@lillyjean
4 stars
Feb 20, 2023
Original
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brianna@adansey
3 stars
Jan 22, 2023
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Kristen Claiborn@kristenc
4 stars
Jan 7, 2023
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Charlee Boone@appetite-for-books
2.5 stars
Nov 18, 2022
Goofy
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High Fidelity@highfidelity
3 stars
Sep 19, 2022
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sophia n@nyx
5 stars
Sep 16, 2022
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Samantha Cherry@samcanread
4 stars
Aug 29, 2022
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Fraser Simons@frasersimons
2 stars
Jun 9, 2022
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Cindy Lieberman@chicindy
3 stars
Mar 26, 2022
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Lauren Attaway@camcray
4 stars
Jan 26, 2022
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Maggie@magspot
3 stars
Jan 9, 2022
Playful
Thought provoking
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Kim@kimlipse
3 stars
Apr 18, 2025
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audrey@niwaa
4 stars
Apr 2, 2025

Highlights

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Sabrina D. @readingsofaslinky
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