Welcome To Orientation Sparknotes

What if your job was the setting of a horror story? The kind that involved supernatural beings, curses, serial killers, and romance drama. I know, not your typical horror film, but what if I told you none of your other employees paid attention to it. In fact, the eerie atmosphere was openly accepted (crazy right?); did I mention the amazing benefits? Welcome to Orientation by Daniel Orozco, a short-story with an enticing first person perspective. The story can be interpreted as an exaggerated metaphor of an individual’s orientation for a new job. Anyone who has gone through the process of getting a new job can probably relate to the dramatic tale; or at least the anxiety that follows. What makes the story interesting is its focus on details
In the previous paragraph I touched on the idea of the company in Orientation having some sort of status or authority. Several clues have led to this conclusion. First, the company’s location, it seems to be in a city and is located on the seventeenth floor; giving the individuals in the story a “magnificent view” (Orozco 37). Second, The company in Orientation can cover all their employee’s medical bills without any concern toward the cost. Thirdly, (as previously stated) they know very specific details about their employees that probably wouldn’t be known without consistent surveillance of their workers. For instance, Amanda Pierce’s sex life and (again) the Carpet Cutter Kevin Howard. This particular company also seems to insert themselves into every aspect of their worker’s lives which could be a way of surveying them. Examples of this can be found in health coverage (medical), direct deposit (finance), Costco membership (utilities), commuter ticket books for the bridge (the one I assume they use to travel to and from work, i.e. transportation), and group discounts for symphony and ballpark (entertainment). Now they could possibly be really good benefits, but with a suspicious corporation such as the one in Orientation; it is more reasonable to believe that these benefits have a dual use. Providing employees with support and a way to keep tabs on them should they use their services. How in anyway is this relatable? Have you ever had a background check? Has a job ever kept tabs on your social media account or the like? Have you ever gone through a probationary period? These, though loosely, are quite similar and the more important the job, the more attention given to the person doing the job (i.e. actors, musician, teachers, politicians, and the