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A comedic Christmas short story with mystery themes, written by Steve Hockensmith and published in the short story collection ''Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime.'' The story was previously published in an edition of ''Magazine/ElleryQueensMysteryMagazine.'' After a SecretSanta exchange, sleazy office drone Bigelow starts getting embarrassing presents from someone who knows his {{dark secret}}s, causing him to self-destruct as he tries to find out which of his coworkers is responsible.
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A comedic Christmas short story with mystery themes, written by Steve Hockensmith and published in the short story collection ''Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime.''Literature/NaughtyNineTalesOfChristmasCrime.'' The story was previously published in an edition of ''Magazine/ElleryQueensMysteryMagazine.'' After a SecretSanta exchange, sleazy office drone Bigelow starts getting embarrassing presents from someone who knows his {{dark secret}}s, causing him to self-destruct as he tries to find out which of his coworkers is responsible.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Chris [=McCoy=], the editor of ''DVD Now!''
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Chris [=McCoy=], the editor of ''DVD Now!''Now!'', is disorganized but efficient.
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* IntimateTelecommunications: When Bigelow breaks into his coworkers' desks, one young man has a Mastercard bill from a phone service called the "Hottie Hook-Up line."
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* PunctualityIsForPeasants: Erik Bigelow is keen on everyone but himself being punctual, although his own schedule is probably motivated more by laziness than a sense of superiority. This serves as his EstablishingCharacterMoment.
--> ''In his own way, Erik Bigelow was a stickler for punctuality. According to the employee manual, everyone who worked for Now! Publishing was supposed to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. So when Bigelow came in at his usual time--9:20--he had his eyes peeled for anyone as lax and late as he was. Those he caught he lectured on the importance of giving one's all. He gave the same speech to any Now! employees he saw trying to sneak out earlier than his usual departure time, which was 4:50.''
--> ''In his own way, Erik Bigelow was a stickler for punctuality. According to the employee manual, everyone who worked for Now! Publishing was supposed to arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. So when Bigelow came in at his usual time--9:20--he had his eyes peeled for anyone as lax and late as he was. Those he caught he lectured on the importance of giving one's all. He gave the same speech to any Now! employees he saw trying to sneak out earlier than his usual departure time, which was 4:50.''
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A comedic Christmas short story with mystery themes, written by Steve Hockensmith and published in the short story collection ''Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime.'' After a SecretSanta exchange, sleazy office drone Bigelow starts getting embarrassing presents from someone who knows his {{dark secret}}s, causing him to self-destruct as he tries to find out which of his coworkers is responsible.
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A comedic Christmas short story with mystery themes, written by Steve Hockensmith and published in the short story collection ''Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime.'' The story was previously published in an edition of ''Magazine/ElleryQueensMysteryMagazine.'' After a SecretSanta exchange, sleazy office drone Bigelow starts getting embarrassing presents from someone who knows his {{dark secret}}s, causing him to self-destruct as he tries to find out which of his coworkers is responsible.
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* SexySecretary: Executive Assistant Marcy is described as "shapely" and "one of Bigelow's favorite sights."
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* SexySecretary: Executive Assistant Marcy is described as "shapely" and "one of Bigelow's favorite sights.""
* SheepInSheepsClothing: Alex Sandberg is Erik Bigelow's one-sided rival and main SecretSanta suspect. To quote Erik, "His image was squeaky clean - never gossiped, worked hard, took care of his staff, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood blah, blah, blah.]]" Sandberg is [[spoiler: innocent]] of sending Erik malicious SecretSanta gifts. [[spoiler: The real SecretSanta is trying to get Erik to self-destruct at least partially to make sure that he won't get Sandberg unjustly fired.]]
* StinkSnub: Among the insulting SecretSanta gifts Erik gets are a book about overcoming halitosis and extra-strength deodorant.
* VillainProtagonist: Erik Bigelow is the [=POV=] character and focus of the story. He's also a bullying slacker and thief who gets anyone who might be promoted over him fired and sexually harasses his executive assistant Marcy and the associate editor of ''Antiques Now!''
* SheepInSheepsClothing: Alex Sandberg is Erik Bigelow's one-sided rival and main SecretSanta suspect. To quote Erik, "His image was squeaky clean - never gossiped, worked hard, took care of his staff, [[EvilCannotComprehendGood blah, blah, blah.]]" Sandberg is [[spoiler: innocent]] of sending Erik malicious SecretSanta gifts. [[spoiler: The real SecretSanta is trying to get Erik to self-destruct at least partially to make sure that he won't get Sandberg unjustly fired.]]
* StinkSnub: Among the insulting SecretSanta gifts Erik gets are a book about overcoming halitosis and extra-strength deodorant.
* VillainProtagonist: Erik Bigelow is the [=POV=] character and focus of the story. He's also a bullying slacker and thief who gets anyone who might be promoted over him fired and sexually harasses his executive assistant Marcy and the associate editor of ''Antiques Now!''
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A comedic Christmas short story with mystery themes, written by Steve Hockensmith and published in the short story collection ''Naughty: Nine Tales of Christmas Crime.'' After a SecretSanta exchange, sleazy office drone Bigelow starts getting embarrassing presents from someone who knows his {{dark secret}}s, causing him to self-destruct as he tries to find out which of his coworkers is responsible.
!!Tropes:
* TheAlcoholic: During Erik's hunt for his SecretSanta, he finds a bottle of Jim Beam in Company Comptroller Peter Jarry's desk.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Chris [=McCoy=], the editor of ''DVD Now!''
--> ''[T]hough [=McCoy=]'s work area looked like utter chaos, his magazine never missed a deadline, and Bigelow had to assume there was some kind of system involved even if it escaped his powers of deduction.''
* ExcrementStatement: Erik gives Sandberg, who he thinks is his malicious SecretSanta, a huge pile of dog poop as a "present."
* GuileHero: Erik's SecretSanta [[spoiler: Marcy]], who drives Erik crazy with taunting secret Santa gifts, causing Erik to retaliate [[spoiler: against the person she's tricked him into thinking is responsible with an ExcrementStatement. Marcy then arranges for the whole office to witness this so their boss can see Erik for the sleaze ball he is. She also makes her last gift to Erik an innocent one, so he'll look crazy when he opens the present to try and explain himself.]] It's also implied that [[spoiler: Marcy's]] primary motivation wasn't to get revenge against Erik for being a MeanBoss but [[spoiler: to keep him from getting NiceGuy Sandberg fired.]]
* HufflepuffHouse: Three magazines operate out of Erik's office, but the staff of ''Muscles Now!'' wraps up early and leaves for the holidays before the story begins.
* HypocriticalHumor: Erik always arrives to work an hour late with "his eyes peeled for anyone as lax and late as he was."
* TheInternetIsForPorn: Erik uses his expense account to watch lots of pay-per-view porn.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Erik quickly agrees with every little thing his boss and former high school crony Dave Crowley says to distract Crowley from Erik's many flaws.
* SassySecretary: Executive Assistant Marcy isn't afraid to call Erik out when he's acting outrageously. [[spoiler: She's also the SecretSanta making his life miserable.]]
* SecretSanta: Erik Bigelow's secret Santa sends him malicious gifts that imply knowledge of various misdeeds that could get Erik fired.
* SexySecretary: Executive Assistant Marcy is described as "shapely" and "one of Bigelow's favorite sights."
!!Tropes:
* TheAlcoholic: During Erik's hunt for his SecretSanta, he finds a bottle of Jim Beam in Company Comptroller Peter Jarry's desk.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Chris [=McCoy=], the editor of ''DVD Now!''
--> ''[T]hough [=McCoy=]'s work area looked like utter chaos, his magazine never missed a deadline, and Bigelow had to assume there was some kind of system involved even if it escaped his powers of deduction.''
* ExcrementStatement: Erik gives Sandberg, who he thinks is his malicious SecretSanta, a huge pile of dog poop as a "present."
* GuileHero: Erik's SecretSanta [[spoiler: Marcy]], who drives Erik crazy with taunting secret Santa gifts, causing Erik to retaliate [[spoiler: against the person she's tricked him into thinking is responsible with an ExcrementStatement. Marcy then arranges for the whole office to witness this so their boss can see Erik for the sleaze ball he is. She also makes her last gift to Erik an innocent one, so he'll look crazy when he opens the present to try and explain himself.]] It's also implied that [[spoiler: Marcy's]] primary motivation wasn't to get revenge against Erik for being a MeanBoss but [[spoiler: to keep him from getting NiceGuy Sandberg fired.]]
* HufflepuffHouse: Three magazines operate out of Erik's office, but the staff of ''Muscles Now!'' wraps up early and leaves for the holidays before the story begins.
* HypocriticalHumor: Erik always arrives to work an hour late with "his eyes peeled for anyone as lax and late as he was."
* TheInternetIsForPorn: Erik uses his expense account to watch lots of pay-per-view porn.
* ProfessionalButtKisser: Erik quickly agrees with every little thing his boss and former high school crony Dave Crowley says to distract Crowley from Erik's many flaws.
* SassySecretary: Executive Assistant Marcy isn't afraid to call Erik out when he's acting outrageously. [[spoiler: She's also the SecretSanta making his life miserable.]]
* SecretSanta: Erik Bigelow's secret Santa sends him malicious gifts that imply knowledge of various misdeeds that could get Erik fired.
* SexySecretary: Executive Assistant Marcy is described as "shapely" and "one of Bigelow's favorite sights."
