He had a gig where he could come early, leave early, and work remotely instead of taking vacation. With the potential for life-changing money. He left because they made him follow the same rules as everyone else. He thought oddball office space management was worthy of hundreds and hundreds of words in an essay. He said more about himself in this piece than I dare say he meant to.
That said, the short stories might have worked in an unreliable-narrator way.
That said, the short stories might have worked in an unreliable-narrator way.