Murphy and the Shoe Factory by Ryan B

It was a crisp Tuesday morning, and Murphy had just woken up. He got out of bed, jumped in the shower then got dressed. He was being reviewed at work - they were deciding whether or not he was fit for his job. Murphy decided to put on his best clothes: a suit with a tie.

His suit was custom made, it was a dark, almost black blue, with faint white lines running down it. It had gold-trimmed buttons at the front, and white cuffs on the sleeves also buttoned up with gold buttons. His pants were of the same blue as his suit. He had breakfast - cornflakes, then hopped in his Santa Fe.

Upon reaching work he scanned his keycard and entered his office. There was his boss, as expected sitting at the end of the table. He asked him a lot of question, then told him to go back to work.

After lunch, Murphy’s boss came to see him. He had decided to make him redundant because he wasn't happy with his work effort. Murphy then went home, and fell into a state of depression - he had loved his job.

One week later, a problem arose at work, a problem only Murphy could solve.

The Shoe Factory called Murphy, and asked him to come take a look at it, and Murphy refused.

They asked him again, and said they'd give him his job back, plus a raise of 10%. Murphy gladly accepted.