Workforce (Voyager episode)
| "Workforce" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: Voyager episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 16 & 17 |
| Directed by |
Allan Kroeker (part I) Roxann Dawson (part II) |
| Written by |
Kenneth Biller (part I) Bryan Fuller (part I) |
| Story by |
Kenneth Biller (part II) Bryan Fuller (part II) |
| Teleplay by |
Kenneth Biller (part II) Michael Taylor (part II) |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 262 & 263 |
| Original air date | February 21, 2001 February 28, 2001 |
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Workforce is a two-part episode from the seventh and final season of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager. Part one was directed by Allan Kroeker, and part two by Roxann Dawson.
On an alien planet, Kathryn Janeway happily shows up for her first day of work at an energy plant, eager to take up her new position. None of the other Voyager crew members are visible, and it appears Voyager has finally decided to give up its attempts to return to the Alpha Quadrant (and Earth).
After checking in with the plant supervisor and being shown to her station, Janeway befriends a man named Jaffen (who intervenes when she inadvertently misconfigures her console and sets off an alarm) and soon runs afoul of Annika Hansen, the plant's new "efficiency monitor," who seems an incredibly difficult person to please. Tuvok, a fellow employee, approaches Janeway in apparent confusion, but none of the three recognize each other. Tuvok acts and claims they don't belong there, which attracts the attention of a doctor and mystifies Janeway and Jaffen – but now, something is clearly amiss.
A prominent doctor diagnoses Tuvok with "dysphoria syndrome" and begins treatment, and Tuvok shows signs which on previous occasions, he has recalled his time on Voyager and attempts several more times to alert the others.
Tom Paris, who was employed at the plant with Janeway and Tuvok, manages to get himself fired, even though there is a labor shortage. He takes a job at a bar, and befriends B'Elanna Torres, a pregnant woman who also works at the energy plant.
Meanwhile, Chakotay, Neelix, and Harry Kim return to Voyager from a short mission away to find the ship empty and the Emergency Command Hologram in charge, attempting (with his usual irritability) to effect repairs on the damaged ship, while contending with a damaged and uncooperative computer system. The ECH explains the situation: the ship was damaged by a floating mine, which turned out to be a ruse so unknown parties can abduct the crew.
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