L'employe parfait

Being a model employee is not always an easy task, especially when everything depends on you. There are tough jobs and there are easy jobs, but even the simplest of them can be made unbearable if other people are actively trying to ruin your productivity. On the other hand, procrastination can be bliss as well, since it’s much easier to do nothing instead.

L'employe parfait is a simple time management game in which your job is to take care of an entire office as best as you can. You play the role of a cop trying to earn a paycheck by pleasing his boss, but it would seem like he always leaves everything until the last possible second. Whether you have to sort case files from bills or kick the printer so it works, everything counts if you want to earn your paycheck.

Each round provides you with under a minute of spare time to do everything, and it’s up to you to choose the tasks and move between them as quickly as possible. You also have to watch out for the dog that has the nasty habit of pooping around the office, as well as the annoying colleague that stands in your way until you make him some coffee.

Each mini-game has you either clicking as fast as you can, typing as fast as you can, or drag-and-dropping items from one side to the other. The goal is to perform these tasks as quickly as possible, although it may take a while until you get all of them right. On top of it all, your boss needs a lot of convincing not to get angry, so his happiness bar better be full every time.

Thankfully, it’s quite simple to move around the office and interact with the desired objects, which means that the controls won’t hold you back in any way. You might get stuck because of the dog or the caffeine junkie, but it’s all a matter of planning your course accordingly. The graphics are very pleasant and colorful, and the music is engaging as well.

In the end, L'employe parfait is obviously just a simple concept designed to be enjoyed for a few minutes every now and again, but it’s much more challenging than you would expect. Thus, it might take you a couple of tries before you are able to beat it.