Hard work never killed anyone, but why take a chance? (Edgar Bergen)
Companies around the world have a tendency to take young, healthy individuals, suck them dry of energy, creativity and enthusiasm and then spit out the desiccated husks with never a backward glance. In order to survive this process it is necessary to laugh through the pain. In 'Office Wit & Wisdom', author Tracey Turner encourages us to appreciate the humorous side of everyday life in the office.
It includes:
- A dictionary of management speak with suitably dry definitions of those strange phrases only ever uttered within the confines of an office, such as Let's put some wood behind the arrow and Think outside the box
- Definitions of common office stereotypes: sadly we all know those executives who punch the air and whoop as they hit their targets
- The horrors and pitfalls of email and internet browsing at work
- A sobering analysis of office parties: years of commuting, unpaid extra hours, working lunches are rewarded by a bottle of warm white wine and public humiliation in the form of a karaoke machine . . . say no more
'Office Wit & Wisdom' is a necessary tool for surviving life in an office and retaining one's sense of humour, individuality and the will to live . . .
