- Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Imprint Unknown; 1 edition (23 July 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0028623975
- ISBN-13: 978-0028623979
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 18.5 x 2.3 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,459,056 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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You're no idiot, of course. You get your work done on time, know better than to insult your boss's wardrobe, and always volunteer for overtime when it's crunch time. But when it comes to getting ahead in the game of office politics, you feel like you'll always be last on the totem pole. Don't crawl under your desk just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to office Politics shows you how to navigate the turbulent waters of your company's politcal ocean without drowning. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:
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You're no idiot, of course. You get your work done on time, know better than to insult your boss's wardrobe, and always volunteer for overtime when it's crunch time. But when it comes to getting ahead in the game of office politics, you feel like you'll always be last on the totem pole. Don't crawl under your desk just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to office Politics shows you how to navigate the turbulent waters of your company's politcal ocean without drowning. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Shallow and trite
21 May 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book was disappointing. I feel like I was ripped off for the purchase price. I was hoping for insight and advice and instead got lists upon lists of one-liner jokes. In most chapters, pages went by before the authors even got to the topic of the chapter. Sometimes they never got to it, beyond jokes and trite anecdotes. When they did finally get to the point, it was a point any "idiot" would know. I always hope that the titles of these books are meant ironically but I find that they really are geared for the lowest common denominator.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
One of the worst books I've read
4 Nov 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This could have been a great book, but instead it does nothing. The author assumes that all bosses are jerks, incompetents, or bullies. No exceptions. It also has insightful gems such as "the only place to do business in California is LA" (hello? ever heard of Silicon Valley?"). The book is mean spirited (absolutely nothing positive to say about corporations or the people who work there), full of pathetic attempts at humor, and there is almost nothing usefull for understanding group dynamics in an office, which would really be usefull information. Stay away from this book.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Pretty Useless
10 July 2005
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Well I was frustrated by the book. It told me absolutely nothing. First of all it assumes that everything in the office is polarized. It also assumes that your boss controls the playing cards, when it reality (at least where I work) the person who makes decisions and recommendations on promotions is several notches above the boss. The book constantly states the obvious. Then restates it again and again. Take this line from a chapter on meetings; 'The best way to save time is to look for ways to do things more efficiently' (pg.77)
In another chapter we're told not be imtimidated by office superstars.
The book is filled with little stories, dull humor, and self assessments that tell us nothing. Then there's the contractictions. In one chapter we're told not to trust any of our coworkers because of potential backstabbing and then in another we're told to network to find better jobs.
But the lack of useful material is not suprising considering that one of the authors is an english teacher and the other author works for a comic book company. And one of the methods the authors use to fill up pages is to talk about themselves. Bob brags that he's 'met Big Stars with astonishing frequency. I've run into such notables as Genee Shallit, Barbara Walters, Dave Winfield, and Robert Redford on the elevator.' (pg. 194). About Laurie we learn her experience teaching English in highschool.
The book states what to drink at business parties, but not how to get invited to them. It states nothing about the golf courses or tennis courts where a number business deals are done. And it omits any reference to getting ahead in the federal or state government. What a complete waste.
In another chapter we're told not be imtimidated by office superstars.
The book is filled with little stories, dull humor, and self assessments that tell us nothing. Then there's the contractictions. In one chapter we're told not to trust any of our coworkers because of potential backstabbing and then in another we're told to network to find better jobs.
But the lack of useful material is not suprising considering that one of the authors is an english teacher and the other author works for a comic book company. And one of the methods the authors use to fill up pages is to talk about themselves. Bob brags that he's 'met Big Stars with astonishing frequency. I've run into such notables as Genee Shallit, Barbara Walters, Dave Winfield, and Robert Redford on the elevator.' (pg. 194). About Laurie we learn her experience teaching English in highschool.
The book states what to drink at business parties, but not how to get invited to them. It states nothing about the golf courses or tennis courts where a number business deals are done. And it omits any reference to getting ahead in the federal or state government. What a complete waste.
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