Sci-Fi novel about a man who works on a mission for a company (I think) and every time his shift ends his memory from work is wiped. It’s an ongoing cycle

[Ariya]

To sum it up: A man’s memories from his workplace are wiped after his shift when he has to return to his normal life

[Ky]

Approximately when did you read this? Did it seem new at the time you read it or older? This will help us narrow it down.

[Ariya]

I haven’t read it yet 😓 I heard about the synopsis through a booktuber a few months ago

[Robert]

That sounds like the premise of the recent tv series Severance (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11280740...)

[Ariya]

I haven’t watched Severance yet but now I’m intrigued. Thank you for sharing!

To add more clues, the sci-fi book I’m referring to is basically about a man who works for a company that thrives to separate the employees work and personal realities to ensure they stay completely mentally focused on the job.

[Rachel]

I am also trying to remember the title of what I think is this same book. I believe I read it in the past 5 years, more likely past 2-3. I feel like it's a very near future book, and I *think* I listened to the audiobook and it was in English.

There's a guy who goes to work each day (view spoiler)[and (I believe) thinks it's his first day, or that he's new there every day. (hide spoiler)]He eats cereal with a specific type of milk and stares at the clock until it hits 9 am. I think he gets driven to work by a company car each day. He doesn't remember what he does, but time seems to pass because the seasons change and his hair grows longer. I think he talks to a woman colleague who he sees in the office but she isn't supposed to talk to him and then (view spoiler)[she gets in trouble for talking to him (hide spoiler)]. I think he works in a big glass building, and has never met the CEO until one point he meets her and she's a young beautiful woman. I think there's a confrontation near the end but I can't really remember what happens or what it turns out that he's doing during the day. (view spoiler)[I think he walks to work or somehow gets there apart from the company car before the confrontation. (hide spoiler)]

I also have memories that I think are from the same book that's somehow about (view spoiler)[time travel (hide spoiler)], and about a scene at a louis vuitton boutique with a woman, and something about a sad man who messed things up with his former wife and child, (view spoiler)[who goes back in time and saves his mother from getting run over by a car or a bus near or in his school parking lot so that his childhood won't be ruined and he won't end up sad and messing up his life. (hide spoiler)]

I've tried a number of the suggested ways to find this book's title/author, and I am just not coming up with anything. I think it was a fairly recent novel.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Ayshe]

I found short story mentioned in this search: https://scifi.stackexchange.com/quest...
"Character is What You Are" by Michael R. Fletcher

[Rachel]

Thank you, I don’t think that’s it though.

[Kris]

Just so we don't get confused, Ariya is the OP (original poster) of this thread. Rachel, you can create a separate thread for your request if you like.

[Jack]

Was it a book or short story?

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Its only 30 pages...
Also a movie with Ben Afleck and Uma Thurman