Working For The Man : Stories From Behind The Cubicle Wall, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Jeffrey Yamaguchi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

Working For The Man Stories From Behind the Cubicle Wall, Vol. I, humorously explores the horrors and absurdities of the workplace, and provides a much-needed antidote to the doldrums of dealing with a bad boss and a dead-end job.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jeffrey Yamaguchi is a writer, publisher, and web producer living in New York. In addition to editing and contributing to Working For The Man - Stories From Behind The Cubicle Wall, Vol. 1, he is the author of "25 simple things you can do to get the word out about your independent project." His writing has appeared at Playboy.com, Teevee.org, LitKit.com and many other print and online publications, and he runs several websites.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Stroboscope Productions (April 1, 2000)
• ISBN-10: 0967670209
• ISBN-13: 978-0967670201
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,204,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jeffrey Yamaguchi is the author of 52 Projects and runs the 52projects.com website. Both involve more than 52 projects.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Anyone who works for a living will identify with this book, May 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Working For The Man : Stories From Behind The Cubicle Wall, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

This is a great book. It makes for great reading when you're trying to avoid work. If you hate your job, you will commiserate with the authors of the stories. You may even want to slam down the book and tell your boss where he/she can shove their status reports, busy work, conference calls, team meetings, etc. If you like your job (at least some of the time), you will be reminded of your previous experiences working for the man, and you will be very thankful. I especially loved all the anecdoctes about all the stupid, self-important, and creepy people one deals with day in and day out. Like the guy who "just can't get any work done" when someone spilled the remnants of the hole punching machine near his desk. And I totally identified with the author who did a stint as a telecommuter but just could not handle the guilt of not working when he was at home blowing off work. (Of course, he had no problem with the guilt of not working when he was at the office blowing off work.)

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!, April 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Working For The Man : Stories From Behind The Cubicle Wall, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

I loved this book! It's very clever. It makes fun of the world of work, and hits all the annoying people you have to deal with everyday. It's tone was cynical, but in a fun we're-all-in-it-together kind of way, and it really made me laugh.

The scary thing is how well I identified with some of the stories-- bosses taking credit for your work or yelling at you in meetings, or brown-nosing co-workers trying to roll over you with a smile on their face. It also laughs at those stupid thank-you notes that you have to send after a job interview, even though you're not feeling thankful at all.

The writing had a great variety, with many different contributors. I liked the mix of tones and writing styles-- what's so funny is all the contributors share the general feeling that even if you love your job, it can still drive you crazy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny stuff., November 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Working For The Man : Stories From Behind The Cubicle Wall, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

Saw an excerpt from this book in Fortune Magazine. It was pretty funny, so I thought I'd check out the book. I'm glad I did. The excerpt in Fortune made fun of different types of bosses, but the book has all kinds of funny stories. I thought the co-worker stories were the best.