Potts

Potts is the foreman in Keating Memorial Pipe Company under Gilbert Lamb. He used to trust the Union Security Council until they put Lamb in his position.

Although he has a boring job, he adores recording figures in his clipboard with its plastic finish, saying that they don't make clipboards like this any more. He is not interested in machinery malfunctions caused by Robert Foster as long as his clipboard still works and as he isn't a technician he just ignores them. He also doesn't trust robots.

When Foster exits the storeroom he obligates him to be searched. He has an interest in Howard Hobbins's sausage sandwich and Stephen Reich's broken plastic shades which he will fix with sticky tape; he also offers to exchange Foster's near sweater with his clipboard but Foster refuses. Potts also confiscates the WD40 and the key that Foster might have snatched.

Later when Lamb is showing Foster around, he scolds Potts for the damaged conveyor machine.