The Incumbent Where Bill Shock Is Fatal by Phil Dobbie

When bright young graduate Jimi Jones is refused a job at VastTel, the nation's biggest phone company, he has no idea it's because the company actively avoids recruiting anyone with a spark of intelligence. Thankfully, the firm’s institutionalised incompetence means he gets the job anyway. What follows is an intricate web of murder plots, government conspiracies and rampant tanning. Oh, and the future of the entire nation.