Men at work (Quick reads)

Quick Reads, 2011. A sweet, funny story about love and work. What would you do if you won the Lottery? It was just after ten on a Sunday night in May and thirty-one-year-old Ian Greening was sitting in the Red Lion with his girlfriend Emma Kavanagh having one of their amusing but daft conversations. How much are we talking? asked Ian. Many millions or just the one? Emma considered the question. Many, she said after a few moments. I reckon you’d need six or seven million to totally change your life. Cool, said Ian. Six or seven, eh? Where to begin? Well, it’s obvious that I’d buy us a new house with his ’n’ her bathrooms so that I wouldn’t have to walk over your underwear to get to the shower. Then maybe I’d pay off my mum and dad’s mortgage. A luxury yacht would be nice and I’d get myself a season ticket for the Blues. Actually scrub that. I’m a millionaire now, aren’t I? So I’d be able to afford a box at the Blues! He glanced over at Emma and grinned. Oh, and I suppose I’d have to take you on the holiday of a lifetime because if I didn’t you’d moan at me for the rest of my life. And is that it? asked Emma. Obviously I’d buy a few flash cars. You know the drill, a couple of Ferraris and maybe a Range Rover for when I need to take you to Tesco’s but other than that I think I’m pretty much done. And what about work? What about work? Well, I assume we’d both give up work. So what would you do with all your spare time, you know, when we weren’t jetting about or lounging on our yacht? . . . Ian Greening Loves His Job At The Department Of Work And Pensions. It Might Not Be The Best Paid Job In The World But It Gives Him Lots Of Scope For Fun. He Loves His Girlfriend, Emma, Too. But When Emma Is Made Redundant, And Gets A Temping Job In Ian's Office, He Doesn't Like It At All. Emma Only Knows Home Ian - And Work Ian Is A Different Kettle Of Fish. Spending Twenty-four Hours A Day Together Is Too Much Of A Good Thing. But How Can He Tell Her That Without Hurting Her? Ian Comes Up With A Plan To Get Things Back The Way They Were. But It Puts His Relationship At Risk And Forces Ian To Decide Which Really Matters Most: The Job, Or Emma. A Sweet, Funny Novel About Love And Work. Ian Greening loves his job.He loves it so much he won't even take a promotion. He'd rather muck around with his workmates. The other love of his life is girlfriend Emma. They've been together for years. The problems start when Emma loses her job and gets a new one in Ian's office. Ian doesn't like it at all. No more mucking about. No more flirting with the girls in admin. Ian wants her out. The question is, how? Can he do it without losing her or will it all end in tears? Ian Greening elsker sit job. Så meget at han afslår forfremmelse for at blive sammen med sine kolleger. Han elsker også Emma, men da hun får job på Ian's arbejdsplads bliver det hele meget besværligt for Ian Which matters more - your love life or your job?