The giftie gien

A day in a small appliance sales office serves as the stage for a study of self-regard and workplace dynamics. A self-assured sales manager takes pride in reading people while his secretary and a lineup of salesmen display predictable routines, ambitions, and resentments. Professional posturing, petty triumphs, and a damaging sales dispute expose fragile loyalties and private hardships, culminating in a quiet but decisive resignation that forces characters to confront the gap between how they present themselves and how others perceive them.