Death by Powerpoint: A Modern Office Survival Guide

by Michael Flocker (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $4.05

  From the author of the bestselling Metrosexual Guide to Style , a hilarious guide to surviving and succeeding in twenty-first century corporate culture. Another classic self-help parody from Michael Flocker, Death by PowerPoint will address the billions of corporate workers worldwide who find themselves trapped in the ridiculous and often soul-crushing world of corporate life. A twenty-first century survival guide for twenty-first century pod-people, this new book covers: Dress codes and corporate clones: Theory of style and its power, dos and don'ts, must-haves and never-wears, the messages you're sending out, how to avoid being a clone and how to stand out. The importance of maintaining individuality without breaking the rules . Pod culture: Decorating, overheard conversations, contents of your secret drawer, stealth porn viewing, neighbourly behaviour and ideas to sabotage the idiot next door. The art of office politics: Survival of the craftiest, turf battles, sucking up effectively, managing your manager and how to achieve big results with minimum effort. How to deal with control freaks, incompetents and that annoying colleague with all the new ideas . And how to retaliate in a politically correct manner. Corporate lingo (and the idiots who use it): Communication, the real meanings behind corporate double-speak and a glossary of terminology - e.g. Seagull Manager: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits on everything and then leaves! Email disasters: The perils, landmines and disastrous faux pas that are inevitable in E-mailing and instant-messaging. How to respond to ridiculous requests, how to manage passive-aggressive messages, anger-control management, advice to undo E-damage and how best to sneak into other pods to delete mistakenly-directed IMs. Sex in the workplace: How to spot video surveillance, telltale signs that others are getting it on, romancing the drone, dumping etiquette and the treacherous realm of boss-sex.