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Executricks: Or How to Retire While You're Still Working

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I actually am in management and can tell you that Bing hits the nail on the head. In a very entertaining way, he gives great career advice. In fact, some of it helped me understand better the shannigans in my office.

This isn't going to be interesting or helpful to someone who isn't in the corporate world at the level of middle management or above.

This is by far one of my favorite books. I think the overall tone of the book and the effective satire used in the book is amazing. What is amazing is how closely this relates to the business world and how astonishing this hits the mark. It points out the absolute craziness our current state. It also shows how new devices have enabled this "remote work environment", in any system their will be exploitation but this is a "How To Guide" of epic significance.

There are two ways to take this book. From an Entrepreneurs aspect, "Know Thy Enemy" When we look at systems and developing such systems we must learn how to reduce these loopholes. Or Do We? Drawing parallels from the 4 hour work week and the 80/20 principal, is this new work agreement really a bad thing? Wasteful time is not conducive to productivity.

Overall no matter if you are an Entrepreneur, a CEO or a simple employee, this book gives invaluable information on how "Business" really works!

Executricks shows you how your boss gets away with not working, and teaches you how to do the same while laughing through to the end of the book.

This is one of those books where you just speed through because you can't stop reading.
You will catch yourself many times, recognizing heaps of described scenarious performed by either your boss or a similar entity within your company (If it's big enough).

What Stanley describes, and what actually really happens in business, it is so accurate it is scary. In my opinion, I believe that's what makes it a really funny read. Since it's tragically true (almost).
These tricks he shares can catapult you really a few ranks up if you follow them, one thing is for sure even though I statet this book is semi-serious, that's the way you should be and probably take this book.

Not too serious but not too far off from the almost ugly truth. Hilarious, strange, to the point, sharp and witty. After reading this, you most likely will end up buying a few other books of Mr. Bings.

its written in a gag like tone but it scares me that under the gag he is being serious. Makes me want to short sell all fortune 500 companies who are large enough for people pulling executricks to hide in...

I was very happy with the service I received in ordering this book. I was just disappointed after reading it, it wasn't advice for the common worker. This would only apply to those in management positions. It kind of proved the point of how managers do hardly any work and get paid the most.

Fairly well written. Silly. Entertaining. But not what I was hoping to read when I ordered it. No real meat, or new ideas.
I rated it well b/c it is well written, and I blame myself for not checking deeper to see that it was a humorous book. I was hoping for something similar to 4 Hour Work Week.

I didn't find this book to be very admirable. It's basically a guide to how to get a free ride and push your work off onto others.

I was looking for something more along the lines of how to highlight your assets to superiors and make your work speak for itself so that your efforts are recognized within your organization. I work very hard, never miss deadlines, lead successful projects, and want more confidence that my leadership completely see my value. This book wasn't it at all. It's really meant for the Bernie Madoffs of the world. Scummy.

this was the worst book I have ever read... please do not waste your time..
it is full of garbage... somebody put together some words that do not make any sense at all.
Lewis