Probably, many people are interested in the question, is our zombie manager running this whole company, or is there someone behind him and running it? Who is the manager really?
To begin with, you can look at it from a logical point of view: there are many stitches and scars on him, and this is evidence that he is not alive. Usually such people become after accidental cases, that is, not quite intentionally.
"A zombie is a fantastically animated corpse or a zombified living person who has completely lost control of himself and his body, or obeys someone's orders, or is infected with a so—called "zombie" infection. In a figurative sense, this word can mean an obsessed person who is strongly influenced by any beliefs, hobbies or destructive cult."Zombies, for example, are people who were once normal, but circumstances turned out differently. They are not born.
Or maybe a revenant manager?
Revenants are individuals, usually people who have died and been resurrected by necromancers. The process is a complex biological, magical and mechanical one that must be completed no more than twelve hours after the expiration date of the object.
The legal definition of a Revenant is: any sentient being brought back from death to life by magical, biological, and mechanical means. Unintelligent creatures brought back to life are usually referred to simply as "undead" or "zombies".
Revenants are often called losers, undead, corpses, dolls, zombies, in other words, alive, previously deceased.
Most Revenants have a “seam” located on the front of the body, usually in the form of a surgical y-shaped incision that can only be seen through a lens. This seam can be opened by a necromancer or mechanic so that he or she can perform the necessary maintenance on the Revenant. More detailed information about physiology is provided below, although it should be borne in mind that these are generalizations, and they do not necessarily apply to every Revenant.
Blood circulation: As mentioned earlier, all functional revenants have some kind of blood circulation. Sometimes it's their real blood, but more often it's another chemical compound. Oil is not uncommon.
Digestion and Excretion: Most Revenants do not need food or water; their energy is generated through a resistance mechanism. In fact, many Revenants simply cannot process nutrients like living beings. It is not unusual for the digestive tract and/or excretory organs to be completely removed.
The psyche and personalities of Revenants are as colorful and diverse as the living beings they once were, however, there are some common patterns of thinking and behavior that have been observed in Revenants. The most notable of these is that a large number of Revenants partially lose their desire for autonomy and self-government after resurrection; many are quite content to submit to someone else. This does not mean that they do not have free will or are always easy to control or manipulate, it's just that their desire for independence has generally decreased.
So, it's time to compare zombies and the revenant, relying on the manager.
1). Zombies. Perhaps the manager is really a zombie, but does not realize this, since he has been under control for a long time. Most often, zombies are infected. Most likely, someone fed the still-alive manager toxic burgers, which caused the manager to die, but some substance in this food brought him back to life, but his mind was intercepted by someone. Or.. Intercepted by the same substance from food, if it is alive. This can be explained by the fact that customers worry after consuming toxic substances, but not as much as an adequate person would worry. Substances can get the better of the mind and convince them that everything is fine, but the sober part of their brain tells them: "run for treatment!".
The same story can happen to a manager: he ate unhealthy food, and some substances convinced him that everything was fine. He ignored the possibility of his own death and became a corpse, becoming inanimate, in submission.
However, there is a catch in the zombie theory: most often zombies are more fragile and not as healthy as Revenants. They usually have no hair, and overall their appearance looks less healthy. But our manager looks pretty decent (unless he's wearing a wig.. and it doesn't powder..). But this does not mean that the manager is a zombie, because zombies are easy to break, because they literally hold on to tendons and bones, and the manager clearly faced a job of an average physical level. + in general, the zombie psyche is mainly focused on survival and eating, since zombies are always hungry. But our manager is sitting in his office and does not need food.
The theory of mind-grabbing substances is very interesting and logical, but outwardly our manager does not look like a zombie under absolute control.
Let's move on to the next option.
2). The Revenant. A Revenant is a creature created by a necromancer from a corpse. Now let's also draw an analogy between him and the manager.
Revenants are more intelligent and rational than zombies. The manager has shown that he is able to communicate in the ordinary language of people, has a sense of humor and, in principle, follows what he says, while a zombie cannot think like that.
Speaking of seams, the manager has an even seam on his neck and seams on his arms. Stitches on the arm may mean that they are being opened to balance blood flow, which is necessary for revenants. As mentioned earlier, Revenant creators can open seams to fix problems. And there may be oil instead of blood. The manager mentioned that customers drink butter, but he doesn't care as long as they pay. Since the oil CAN get into him, he may be indifferent to those who complain about the oil in the products.
I quote from what was said earlier, so as not to return to the above: "The most remarkable of them is that a large number of Revenants after resurrection partially lose their desire for autonomy and self-government; many are quite satisfied with subordination to someone else. This does not mean that they do not have free will or that they are always easy to control, it's just that their desire for independence has generally decreased." Although our manager runs the restaurant, he does it without much enthusiasm. He speaks ironically about machine and products, but does not want to take responsibility for everything he does, and takes everyone to the hospital. A manager may be under someone's influence, which controls the entire business beyond measure.
In addition to these options, other methods of resurrection are not excluded, such as self-healing with the help of future plans, freezing of the body, human agony and treatment of the cadaverous body with any substances. I have given the main ways and types of deceased people that first come to mind.
There is no clear answer to the question of whether someone manages the manager, or he manages the company and the business himself. The psyche of Revenants can be completely different from the typical description, so a lack of enthusiasm may be a trait of our manager's character. Only from a zombie point of view, the manager has his own manager "in the shadows". It is also possible that the manager is indeed the owner of the company, but he has his own person who atones for sins in his business.
The dude with the camera standing at the entrance may be a friend of the manager, because from time to time he says "hi, bro!" if he addresses the manager. The camera is also similar to the description of the revenant – a corpse with machine parts. His head could have been replaced with a camera due to the lack of eyes in the corpse. Perhaps he is a colleague of the manager or someone who puts things in order in the business. But I doubt that he is actively involved in the management of the company in any way, because he stands and watches all day. So it's unlikely that he's cleaning anything up.
Well, it was a little theory about the essence of a manager and his role in business. You can theorize about the rest as much as you like, about secretaries and clients, but more on that later.