A Job Ain't Nothing but Work: Confessions of a Corporate Negro [Paperback]

Emanuel Carpenter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2003

Prepare to laugh yourself silly when you read the hilarious new book from author Emanuel Carpenter. This book documents the stupidity that people like us endure when going through the process of finding, working, and losing a job. Carpenter discusses creative ways of dealing with a range of topics such as receiving rejection letters, using the bathroom at work, understanding the psychos you call co-workers, getting sentenced to a cubicle, the consequences of not being a “team player,” getting fired, plotting your revenge, and many other side-splitting topics that are sure to keep you bent over with laughter. Pick up A Job Ain’t Nothing but Work today!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Carpenter has found his writer’s voice and it is loud, clear and hysterically funny! -- Christina Kiplinger-Johns

About the Author

Emanuel Carpenter is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where he served in the Persian Gulf War. After the military, Carpenter spent over 13 years working in customer service, software, sales, transportation, and logistics. His clients have been many Fortune 500 companies.

Carpenter is a cum laude graduate of Capital University with B.A. in Marketing Management. He currently resides in the suburbs of Cleveland, Ohio with his family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: PublishAmerica (September 15, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1413703232
• ISBN-13: 978-1413703238
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,009,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Job Ain't Nothing But Work, January 5, 2005

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Chinyere Obinna (New York City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Job Ain't Nothing but Work: Confessions of a Corporate Negro (Paperback)

Emanuel Carpenter's book, "A Job Ain't Nothing But Work is a light-hearted and inspired stroke of genuis that takes a look at the convoluted rigmarole of trying to climb the corporate ladder without really trying. The book is a must for corporate stuffed shirts who take themselves too seriously. It is almost a therapuetic bandaid to all of one's problems. I know - I almost popped a rib laughing at the comic timing of all the situations presented in Emanuel Carpenter's humorous take on all aspects of getting a job, keeping a job and adjusting to the mind-numbing parade of characters and psychos that one spends the better part of their days with, called co-workers and bosses. Emmanuel Capenter displayed his comic good timing and his writing dextrity by executing a perfect foil for stress- "A Job Ain't Nothing But Work."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Terrific Lighter Side of Work, November 2, 2004

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JWooden (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Job Ain't Nothing but Work: Confessions of a Corporate Negro (Paperback)

"A Job Ain't Nothing But Work," is the written, laughing national anthem for work. The author, Emanuel Carpenter, does a great job of poking fun at the real side of working in the New Millenium. His take on humor will have you cracking up. As a retired military man, who is looking for a job, it was great relief and I could definitely identify with the various circumstances and situations presented in this book. The author is on the money about the perils of working: from explaining the desire or lack of desire to get off your butt and look for a job to dealing with the dynamic personalities and situations within the job place. His transitions are smooth, timely and very laughable. Trust me, you will be able to identify with the author's views and he will leave you with a smile on your face.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Black Man's "Office Space", September 22, 2004

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Donna Conger (Utah, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Job Ain't Nothing but Work: Confessions of a Corporate Negro (Paperback)

This is the kind of book that could be made into an ethnic man's cinematic version of the cult classic, "Office Space". Emanuel Carpenter is a black man offering his candid perspective on the occupational hazards of, well occupations. The book is a series of frank insights wrapped in a cloak of humor. His experiences with a lifetime of seeking and gaining employment have provided him with valuable information he passes on to the next generation. He takes the grandiose ego of managers and supervisors down a peg or two; to him they are elevated employees who believe themselves to be way more important than they are. Tales of bizarre interviews and the interviewers who conducted them are recalled as a series of off the wall methods of finding the "right" person for the job. His tales of co-workers and their world do not focus much on race, but on the sheer weirdness of human nature in the corporate world. I found the constant trademark symbols (™) whenever he mentioned cars, fast food brands, office machines, and the like a bit distracting. Mr. Carpenter could have done it on purpose, in which case it added to the insanity of our label-intensive world. I would recommend this book especially for high school and college students about to embark on the corporate world.