Human Resource by Chase Soundly is a rather unusual story. It begins with a very important conference call that unfortunately became delayed, so the young man at the other end of the line decided to occupy himself with something different. Little did he know that his webcam would not only send his antics to the girl on the other end, but also to another, rather shocked audience. This little accident ends Jim's chance of advancing in his career, and he lands up having to take a job he has absolutely no qualifications for: the job of an IT manager. And a company that hires an IT manager who barely has any idea about IT or managing, already seems a little dodgy, right? Wait until you meet the people who work there....

I usually don't read comedy, but the summary of Human Resource by Chase Soundly sounded interesting enough, and it fortunately turned out to be almost my kind of humour (meaning I didn't find everything funny, but had to laugh at some stages and found the whole crazy idea quite entertaining). As funny as the book is, it also shows a bit of the sad reality of the working world as it is these days. Some of the characters are weird - very weird, and you could only hope that none of them would ever be responsible for working your IT solutions (but you never really know, do you?). What I also liked about the book was the unpredictability - it was just a really nice read!

Human Resource by Chase Soundly is the story of Jim Botcher who has all his degree certificates nullified and has no real references to get the job of his liking. To his chagrin, he finds himself thrown into the alien world of Information and Technology when he would rather stay away from it. He is honest with Johan Angus about his background when meeting him for a job interview, and soon he finds himself joining Blanket Software. His colleagues are all quirky and weird in their own ways. The plot takes a slight turn when Jim finds himself being pulled into another world after meeting Cecilia Wandstrasse at the Annual Board Meeting.

The plot is engaging and entertaining. Jim Botcher's character has been portrayed well. His meeting with Cecilia Wandstrasse and getting pulled into another world pulls the readers into the story, which has satire and humor. All the characters in the story make the plot humorous, provocative, comical and thoughtful. The other key character of the story, Plunkett, is also sketched well. The dialogues are crisp and laced with humor, which gives good pace and movement to the story. Cecilia Wandstrasse adds to the glamour quotient and lends another dimension to the story. The author's style of writing is simple and elegant. He has a way with words that readers will find appealing. Humor and satire are not easy topics to handle and the author pulls both off in this story with finesse, and without going over the top.