Memoirs of a Self-Loathing IT Professional follows the trials and tribulations of Mark August, a bright young man and computer whiz kid with a knack for missing the obvious. Mark struggles making the transition from free thinking hacker to corporate drone as he moves into the workforce and is confronted by incompetence, micro-managers, bureaucracy, politics, and control. Can Mark keep his passion for technology and sense of self worth or will he be consumed by the insanity that is corporate IT?