The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work - Softcover

Piven, Joshua; Borgenicht, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811835758 ISBN 13: 9780811835756

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2003

Synopsis

Work is bad enough, but what if things go really wrong? The Worst-Case Scenario authors come to the rescue with expert advice for surviving dozens of nightmare on-the-job scenarios, whether in the office or on the loading dock. From savage bike messengers to a bag of pretzels stuck in the lunchroom vending machine, peril is everywhere. Learn how to sneak out of a meeting, treat a deep-fryer burn, and survive a stockroom avalanche. Expertly remove a dent from the company car, extract a tie caught in the photocopier, and survive a workplace romance. Hands-on, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and other crises that can strike between 9 and 5, or on the swing shift. With an appendix of useful interview phrases, a career-path decoder, instructions for playing Jargon Bingo, and more, this is the one desk reference you can't live without.

About this title

About the Author:

Joshua Piven , a writer and former cubicle dweller, enjoys working in his pajamas until noon. Coauthor of the Worst-Case Scenario series, he lives in Philadelphia.

From AudioFile:

The authors promise a bevy of valuable information, which forthe most part has limited application. How often does one really haveto restore a shredded document, sneak out of a meeting (somehowcrawling under the conference table and scooting out, unnoticed byall), or avoid a stockroom avalanche? The authors make no apologiesfor wrapping the meat of this recording in a lot of Wonder Bread, butit's ultimately filling, if a little thin. Though it's highly amusingto hear how one can avoid a lion attack on the job or thwart a lunchthief (think hidden jalapeños), this is certainly a gag gift morethan a guide. But it's good fun. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2003,Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0811835758
• ISBN 13: 9780811835756
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176