{"product_id":"the-dictionary-of-corporate-bullshit-an-a-to-z-lexicon-of-empty-enraging-and-just-plain-stupid-office-talk-paperback","title":"The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLois Beckwith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis caustically funny Webster's of the workplace cuts to the true meaning of the inane argot spouted in cubicles and conference rooms across the land. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's time to face the facts: We live in the Golden Age of Bullshit. And as anyone who has ever worked in an office knows, the corporate world is a veritable sea of B.S.--and we are all drowning in it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank God for Lois Beckwith, an actual human being with the courage and moral fiber to cut through the crap (so to speak) and give us citizens of the working world the lowdown on what all this corporate lingua franca \u003ci\u003eactually \u003c\/i\u003emeans. Breathe easy. \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit\u003c\/i\u003e will make your job a whole lot easier, telling you how to get ahead (\u003cb\u003ekissing ass\u003c\/b\u003e, playing \u003cb\u003egolf\u003c\/b\u003e), avoid annoying colleagues (use \u003cb\u003ecaller ID\u003c\/b\u003e), and ride the elevator without ruining your career (if you \u003cb\u003egossip\u003c\/b\u003e, use pronouns, and \u003ci\u003enever\u003c\/i\u003e talk to the \u003cb\u003eCEO\u003c\/b\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you have ever wondered what a \u003cb\u003emindshare \u003c\/b\u003eis (some kind of drug?), puzzled over the meaning of words like \u003cb\u003eimpactful \u003c\/b\u003eor \u003cb\u003eincentivize\u003c\/b\u003e (here's a clue: \u003ci\u003ethose are not actual words\u003c\/i\u003e), or been faced with a glassy-eyed zombie of a coworker singing the praises of \u003cb\u003esynergy\u003c\/b\u003e, then \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis for you  Forget what you learned in \u003cb\u003eBschool\u003c\/b\u003e--this handy reference guide will teach you everything you need to know about the empty, enraging, and just plain stupid gobbledygook that masquerades as \"communication\" in the working world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLois Beckwith \u003c\/b\u003eis a corporate communications executive at a major media company in New York City. She is the author of the \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759211807008,"sku":"9780767920742","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cbf637213f4da5cef525199109ccef68.webp?v=1780145620","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dictionary-of-corporate-bullshit-an-a-to-z-lexicon-of-empty-enraging-and-just-plain-stupid-office-talk-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}