Project Gutenberg 2022-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 100 Slesar, Henry 1927 2002 Leslie, O. H. Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. A Message From Our Sponsor $aUnited States :$bRoyal Publications, Inc,$c1956. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Message From Our Sponsor" by Henry Slesar is a science fiction short story written during the mid-20th century. Set in a futuristic world where humans coexist with Martians, the narrative explores themes of labor, efficiency, and social dynamics within a workplace. The story cleverly uses humor and satire to comment on human attitudes towards work and the integration of an alien workforce. The plot centers around George Huber, a manager at the Oxygen Corporation of America, who is frustrated with the declining morale and productivity of his human workers compared to the highly efficient Martian employees. As workplace tensions rise, Huber confronts the prejudice against Martians, highlighting their value in labor through incidents and character interactions that reveal both comedic and serious undertones. Ultimately, Huber finds himself contemplating his own disinterest in work, a sentiment echoed by other characters as the Martian Chafnu is offered a promotion to manage an all-Martian workforce, reinforcing the societal shift in the workplace where Martians have become the preferred labor force. The recurring motif of the haunting melody "Melancholy" underscores the story's exploration of detachment from work and the changing dynamics of employment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20220219052452slesar 1956 US Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Martians -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour Category: American Literature 50154 2025-06-26T13:26:50.018448 text/html 26567 2024-10-18T19:52:20 text/html 359209 2025-06-26T13:26:51.747422 application/epub+zip 358052 2025-06-26T13:26:50.411501 application/epub+zip 84315 2025-06-26T13:26:50.188450 application/epub+zip 395707 2025-06-26T13:26:52.902431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387956 2025-06-26T13:26:51.556458 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 114376 2022-09-30T11:55:06.493337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43179 2025-06-26T13:26:49.904438 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23295 2024-10-18T19:52:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17530 2025-06-26T13:26:53.023461 application/rdf+xml 30208 2025-06-26T13:26:50.285429 image/jpeg 5224 2025-06-26T13:26:50.236473 image/jpeg 333508 2025-06-26T13:26:50.029463 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia