In Help Wanted， Adelle Waldman brings her unparalleled wit and knack for social observation to the world of work。

At a big-box store in a small town in upstate New York， the members of Team Movement clock in every morning at 3:55。 Under the eye of a self-absorbed and barely competent boss， they empty the day’s truck of merchandise， stock the shelves， and scatter before customers arrive。 When a golden opportunity for a promotion presents itself， the diverse members of Movement―among them a comedy-obsessed oddball who acts half his age， a young woman clinging to her “cool kid” status from high school， a college football hopeful trying to find a new path―band together and set a just-so-crazy-it-might-work plot into motion。 A darkly comic workplace caper that explores the aches and uses of solidarity， Help Wanted is a deeply human portrait of people trying， against increasingly long odds， to make a living。