The Job Interview
ShortStory 6,300 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Hi Lisle. Hope you’ve had some coffee. The topside comms array is still glitching, and engineering hasn’t lifted a finger to run diagnostics. They say the work order has to come from your end. Shouldn’t take long once they get it. Happy simulated morning to you!"
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.