Perry and his new friend Akila (met in Puerto Rico and visiting from Egypt) are awaiting a cab shortly before midnight: he feels duty-bound to ensure her first New York City night is highly adventurous. Nor will he avoid the office come morning—he's looking forward to reporting to work on fire with all-night-escapade-fueled adrenaline. Many supposedly serious situations can be turned into games.

From the first paragraph:

 I'm climbing the corporate ladder, all right—aping the part of unquestioningly obedient minion, careful to never remotely hint at harboring subversive sentiments, the better to maximize goof-off time. I take pride in how brazenly I lie to upper management, declare I feel privileged to be part of "the team," during the annual review—the trick's to play the angles without enabling anyone to measure them—the more I'm paid to amuse myself, treat myself to off-the-books recreation, without administration suspecting the more fulfilled I feel.