HR Approved

You have thoughts at work. Some of them should never leave your head.

Your coworker says something ridiculous. Your manager sends another “quick question.” Someone replies all. And for one dangerous moment, you consider saying exactly what you’re thinking.

HR Approved: What You Want to Say vs What You Should Say is a funny, interactive workplace guide to turning the brutally honest version in your head into something you can actually say, type, or send without creating an unexpected meeting with HR.

Inside, you’ll learn how to survive:

• What you want to say vs. what you should say
• The three-second workplace filter
• Emails, Reply All, and the Send button
• Corporate jargon and what it really means
• Tone, punctuation, and passive-aggressive messages
• Professional ways to disagree, push back, and ask questions
• Funny workplace tests, games, quizzes, and challenges
• The ultimate question: How close are you to HR?

From “What the hell were you thinking?” to “Can you walk me through your thought process?”, this book celebrates the strange art of saying what you mean without saying the part that gets you called into a meeting.

Funny, relatable, and painfully familiar, it’s perfect for coworkers, employees, office workers, new hires, Secret Santa exchanges, and anyone fluent in corporate nonsense.

Think whatever you want.
Just make sure the version you send is HR approved.