The story starts off with a tech bro guy getting laid off and being forced to a blue collar job, struggling with the transistion. He's cynical at first, but then slowly becomes more appreciative of his new job. It's a very down to Earth story that does slice of life very well. It's relatable and it's calming. Zane is very cute, his dorky traits being incredibly endearing and a nice contrast to the protagonist. The other side characters are also endearing in their own way as well. It's just a easy going story all around.
Then the second half of the story happens. The first turn of the plot was done well even if it did rely on the protagonist being emotionally immature and frankly stupid. It does explore a lot of interesting ideas with the topic. And then the second twist happens from basically out of nowhere and yeah that was a doozie. The transition from the first half to that is a bit sudden for me. I think there could have been more hints to the reveal for a smoother transition. There's a scene where the protagonist assumes Zane did something only for him to say he didn't do it. That should have happened in the first half as a way to make the transition smoother. That said, the VN's still interesting and engaging even after the big reveal. By the end, all the parts of the story somehow work together, which I'm kinda impressed with. Definitely a good read that I'd recommend, but I'd be lying if I didn't prefer the first half over the second.