Working For The Man : Stories From Behind The Cubicle Wall, Vol. 1

by Jeffrey Yamaguchi

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• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 0967670209
• ISBN13: 9780967670201
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Stroboscope Productions
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Cool book, cool website

I'm a fan of the... website, and I'm so glad they put this book together, which collects the best stories from the...website. Really funny, usually spiteful stories about the nine-to-five grind.

Great book about the working life!

This short book takes a look at bosses, temping, co-workers, job-hunting and the working life in general. It really nails the nuances of the workplace, always in a really humorous way. I mean some of these stories are just hilarious. There's also an advice section, which has a couple of great stories, one on how to take advantage of the two-week notice period, and the other on how to use job offers against your boss. If you're sick of your job, or you like reading funny stories about the workplace, this is the book for you.

Funny stuff.

Saw an excerpt from this book in Fortune Magazine. It was pretty funny, so I thought I'd check out the book. I'm glad I did. The excerpt in Fortune made fun of different types of bosses, but the book has all kinds of funny stories. I thought the co-worker stories were the best.

Anyone who works for a living will identify with this book

This is a great book. It makes for great reading when you're trying to avoid work. If you hate your job, you will commiserate with the authors of the stories. You may even want to slam down the book and tell your boss where he/she can shove their status reports, busy work, conference calls, team meetings, etc. If you like your job (at least some of the time), you will be reminded of your previous experiences working for the man, and you will be very thankful. I especially loved all the anecdoctes about all the stupid, self-important, and creepy people one deals with day in and day out. Like the guy who "just can't get any work done" when someone spilled the remnants of the hole punching machine near his desk. And I totally identified with the author who did a stint as a telecommuter but just could not handle the guilt of not working when he was at home blowing off work. (Of course, he had no problem with the guilt of not working when he was at the office blowing off work.)

Hilarious!

I loved this book! It's very clever. It makes fun of the world of work, and hits all the annoying people you have to deal with everyday. It's tone was cynical, but in a fun we're-all-in-it-together kind of way, and it really made me laugh.The scary thing is how well I identified with some of the stories-- bosses taking credit for your work or yelling at you in meetings, or brown-nosing co-workers trying to roll over you with a smile on their face. It also laughs at those stupid thank-you notes that you have to send after a job interview, even though you're not feeling thankful at all.The writing had a great variety, with many different contributors. I liked the mix of tones and writing styles-- what's so funny is all the contributors share the general feeling that even if you love your job, it can still drive you crazy.