Human Design for a Cozy Life

Winner of the 16th Golden Comic Award - Comic of the Year
Adapted from Tetsuya Terao's essay collection "Effort is an Addiction," a bizarre rhapsody of the Silicon Valley tech industry
If we strive upwards, can we truly find happiness?

The highly coveted Silicon Valley tech industry is still rife with all sorts of strange and surreal tales.
Seven bizarre yet realistic true workplace ghost stories, with an exclusive bonus chapter "The Mole" included in the print comic.

The stingy colleague who tries to make the most of all company free facilities, the "phoenix man" who climbed from a third-tier rural village to the bourgeoisie but lacks empathy, the career woman who can't help but be critical of rookies and feels miserable... Engineers twisted by the elite education system, fiercely competing to converge in Silicon Valley, California, have gained wealth and climbed the social ladder. Have they truly achieved freedom? What is left after the struggle?

Based on Tetsuya Terao's essay collection "Effort is an Addiction," this comic adaptation retells seven strange and surreal stories from the highly coveted Silicon Valley tech industry described in the original work, such as the stingy colleague who makes the most of all company free facilities and engineers twisted by elite education. The author uses a bizarre yet realistic brushstroke to present true workplace ghost stories.