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The average office will sap you of your lifeblood if you don't find a way to laugh through the pain. "Office Wit and Wisdom" encourages us to appreciate the humorous side of corporate life. It includes: a dictionary of management speak - find out what the boss means by "opening the kimono" and "putting some wood behind the arrow"; some effective lies for your CV including a 'Job Title Fabricator' to beef up your current position; embittered rants about office politicians, mission statements, presentations and meetings; some sobering true office tales, including the case of the GBP 60,000 fart; and amusing and insightful quotations about working life from the great and the good. "Office Wit and Wisdom" is a necessary tool for surviving life in an office, while retaining a sense of humour and the will to live.
About the Author
Tracey Turner is a writer and children's books editor. Her previous publications include Do You Come Here Often? A Failure's Guide to Flirting (Prion). She has had a number of nasty incidents in offices, some of them lasting several years. The majority of her office life has been spent in the shady underworld of children's book publishing. She lives in London.
The average office will sap you of your lifeblood if you don't find a way to laugh through the pain. "Office Wit and Wisdom" encourages us to appreciate the humorous side of corporate life. It includes: a dictionary of management speak - find out what the boss means by "opening the kimono" and "putting some wood behind the arrow"; some effective lies for your CV including a 'Job Title Fabricator' to beef up your current position; embittered rants about office politicians, mission statements, presentations and meetings; some sobering true office tales, including the case of the GBP 60,000 fart; and amusing and insightful quotations about working life from the great and the good. "Office Wit and Wisdom" is a necessary tool for surviving life in an office, while retaining a sense of humour and the will to live.
About the Author
Tracey Turner is a writer and children's books editor. Her previous publications include Do You Come Here Often? A Failure's Guide to Flirting (Prion). She has had a number of nasty incidents in offices, some of them lasting several years. The majority of her office life has been spent in the shady underworld of children's book publishing. She lives in London.
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In most offices, the company hierarchy is explained in the form of a complicated organizational chart designed to look as little as possible like a representation of the feudal system. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
In most offices, the company hierarchy is explained in the form of a complicated organizational chart designed to look as little as possible like a representation of the feudal system. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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