The Slam and Scream: And Other Powerful Strategies and Career Moves for Secretaries, Assistants, and Anyone Else Who Has Had Enough [Paperback]

Carole Fungaroli Sargent (Author)

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Noonday: Farrar. 1996. c.288p. photogs. ISBN 0-374-52474-2. pap. $12.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Fungaroli supported herself as a secretary for 10 years before earning her doctorate in English literature. Working in a variety of organizations, she obviously did not always enjoy her job. Like Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, and Dolly Parton in Nine to Five, Fungaroli knows that those in charge don't always know best and that they can often be jerks. Her battlefield included offices at financial institutions and various levels of government, but lawyers are her favorite target. She honed her "slam and scream" tactic at law firms, where she learned to respond "in kind" to her bosses by slamming doors and screaming threats. Pragmatic but bitterly amusing, Fungaroli does offer usable suggestions for keeping one's head above water in the office pool, and her look at the secretary in popular culture provides an entertaining respite. David Rouse

Product Details

• Paperback: 257 pages
• Publisher: Noonday Pr; 1st edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374524742
• ISBN-13: 978-0374524746
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,069,297 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stop typing & read this book!, July 21, 2000

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This review is from: The Slam and Scream: And Other Powerful Strategies and Career Moves for Secretaries, Assistants, and Anyone Else Who Has Had Enough (Paperback)

Very inspirational for those who feel "locked" into a Admin Asst./Secretary position. As I conduct my current job search, I've realize that I never want to be in that position again! Its amazing how those in "power" think they can treat us like their own personal servants to handle all the loose ends while they go leave for a long weekend at their summer homes. If you feel like you are worth more - YOU ARE! This book affirms that. A great read - very funny! A real eye opener!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book changed my boss, March 9, 2000

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rebecca (corporate america) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Slam and Scream: And Other Powerful Strategies and Career Moves for Secretaries, Assistants, and Anyone Else Who Has Had Enough (Paperback)

I bought this book several years ago and by using the advice in it, my boss has gone from someone who screams at me daily to someone who never raises his voice around me. Those times when I thought my job would kill me, this book helped me cope. I highly recommend it!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Book Helped Me and My Co-Workers!, December 9, 1999

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"bonzodog" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Slam and Scream: And Other Powerful Strategies and Career Moves for Secretaries, Assistants, and Anyone Else Who Has Had Enough (Paperback)

I cannot give this book enough praise. It's inspirational. I bought copies for every admin I know, and in the year since five of us have gone on to much better jobs. My husband is a paralegal, and used advice from this book to make his work life better as well. Plus it's entertaining to read! A revolutionary book!