The Workplace Circus
A three-book workplace satire

Welcome to the circus.

One man. One company. Three promotions into the circus. Meet Avery Cole: newly laid off, then swept through a seven-round interview at Harborlight Dental Group. He gets the job, but the badge opens more doors than the onboarding plan ever will. As Avery learns to lead, untangle broken systems, and make the clinics work better, his growing success creates a new problem: the executive who hired him fears the board will see Avery as the stronger leader. Across three satirical novels, every new title brings a fresh promise—and another impossible workplace act.

A connected story of career reinvention, improvised management, and the cost of becoming indispensable.

Interviews✦Management✦Office politics✦Avery Cole · Harborlight Dental Group · Three acts
The Workplace Circus · Books 1–3

Three books. One escalating circus.

Follow Avery Cole at Harborlight Dental Group from the seven-round interview to the job without a playbook—and the success that makes his boss fear replacement.

Act II · The job
Book Two cover: Congratulations, You’re the Manager

Book Two · Learn on the fly

Congratulations, You’re the Manager

Your training starts never.

Avery gets the job—and discovers that the badge works before the systems, support, or training. He has to learn the operation while helping the clinics keep moving.

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Act III · The threat
Book Three cover: Congratulations, You Hired Your Replacement

Book Three · Outshine the boss

Congratulations, You Hired Your Replacement

Now get rid of him before the board notices.

Avery’s results begin to unsettle the executive who hired him. As she moves to protect her position, his strongest work may become the reason he is pushed out.

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Read in order: Start with the interview, follow Avery into a management role with no real onboarding, then see what happens when his success threatens the person who hired him. Read the complete series overview →
Jason Anthony Robare
The author

Jason Anthony Robare

Operations executive, procurement leader, and author of character-driven workplace satire.

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