TRACEY BENDINGER | Culture | Contact
Ned Oakburn has today picked up his copy of George Orwell’s 1984 and sat it strategically atop his desk for everyone in the office to see.
This comes despite his empty backpack sitting right beside him.
It’s believed that Ned has done this in hopes of garnering some extra attention from colleagues passing by his desk, as one cluey co-worker explained to the Advocate earlier.
“Yeah, he does it all the time. He puts out whatever book he’s reading so people see it.”
“It was some book on psychology the other day, he’s a fricken human resources manager for god’s sake.”
“He reckons he’s an intellect, but he’s just a twat,” said the colleague who wished to remain anonymous.
The Advocate reluctantly reached out to Ned to see why he does this every day, instead of storing it in a bag the same way everyone else stores their personal possessions at work.
“Oh, I didn’t know I was doing it…”
“But if I was doing it, well I think it’s a nice conversation starter.”
“I’d love to talk to someone about how Orwell’s themes in 1984 actually translate to today’s society?“ he asked.
At this point, our reporters told him they had another job to do.
More to come.
