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Work Is Hell (Paperback)

by Matt Groening (Author)

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The popular underground comic creator of Life in Hell and author of the recent Love is Hell now takes on the one subject everyone needs to laugh about; the nine-to-five, modern office war-zone of work.

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Work Is Hell

Another Mini-Jumbo Compendium of Hellish Cartons by That Darn Matt Groening

This Massive Behemoth Of A Book Contains Dozens Of Peculiar Yet Insightful Comic Strips -- many of which will make you laugh out loud no matter how lousy your job is.

Work is Hell contains a full 48 of the funniest, side-splittingest, tickle-boniest cartoons from Matt Groaning's "Life in Hell" "RM" comic strip (seen weekly in newspapers from coast to coast), printed in a deluxe. easy-to-read, 9-inch-by-9-inch format. Not only do you get all 10 chapters of the overstuffed "Work is Hell" miniseries, you also get more than 3 dozen bonus cartoons -- at no additional cost. Act now. This offer may not be repeated. Work is Hell is presented in stunning, unpretentious black-and-white, and will make you look hip if you leave it lying around casually on the coffee table. Act now. This offer may not be repeated. Act now.

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Paperback: 48 pages
Publisher: Pantheon; Pantheon Books ed edition (July 12, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394748646
ISBN-13: 978-0394748641
Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #569,600 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Before Dilbert was cool, there was Work is Hell..., September 4, 2000

By	Jim Carson "http://www.jimcarson.com" (Bellevue, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In "Work is Hell," Matt Groening, who would later bring us The SImpsons, concocts some very subversive laughs at the workplace with pearls like "The Secret of Success: 1. Get a job. 2. Get a better job. 3. Get an even better job. (repeat if necessary)"

You have to love the titles of the cartoons: "How to face up to your first job", "The 9 Types of Bosses", "The 81 types of employees" (including The Boss's Spy :), "How to Get Along With All The Jerks At Your Crummy Job," "Just How Bad Is Your Job," "How to Get A Raise (or humiliate yourself trying)," "So You Got Yourself Fired" and "How to Tell Everyone Off, Go into Business for yourself, be completely fulfilled and starve to death."

The rest of the book includes cartoons from the Life In Hell series such as "The Road To Manhood" and "The Road to Womanhood" and gratuitous Akbar and Jeff.

If you want to be "An Unrecognized Genius," Groening will help you determine what kind of genius you are, suggest things to hate, and remind you to practice your autograph for your impending fame.

This is an absolutely hilarious book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars It's good to laugh about something this dark., November 10, 1999

By	Mr. Elwyn Y. Chow "rocksnob" (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love the snideness of these Hell comics by Groening. It's reassuring to know someone else has been in a hellish workplace. "Chapter" 6 (How Bad Is Your Job?) rings so true of my first job particularly the bit about working with Dangerous Noxious Co-workers and "misery loves company" and "the company loves misery".

I never knew that being Hell could be so funny (afterwards).

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5.0 out of 5 stars "A TENSE OFFICE IS A PRODUCTIVE OFFICE", December 15, 2000

By	Loren D. Morrison "amateur_reviewer" (Los Angeles County, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I share Matt Groening's attitudes about the workplace almost across the board. Why, then, can't I express these attitudes as well as he does? Could he possibly be more talented than I? Could he be more creative? Nah! Must be dumb luck. He quit his day job and became a successful cartoonist. If I had quit my day job with a similar intent, I probably could have been his poster boy for "How to tell everyone off, go into business for yourself, be completely fulfilled, and starve to death."

I did recognize several of my past bosses and their management approaches in WORK IS HELL, particularly on the cover of the magazine, "Lonely Tyrant." Some of its featured articles were:

"Humiliating Some Poor Sap In Front Of Everyone Else"

"The Three Part Plan For Squelching New Ideas"

. . . . 1. Say "Put it in writing."

. . . . 2. Study idea carefully

. . . . 3. Ignore it completely

. . . . Repeat until employee gets the point.

"A Tense Office Is A Productive Office"

And, of course, "How To Make The Veins In Your Forehead Throb Alarmingly."

All of his humor is not restricted to bosses, however. There is a section devoted to the 81 types of employees with the 81st slot reserved for the readers own photo. I'm sure that most of us will recognize some of our co-workers here, and, if we are even a little honest, a description or two of ourselves.

WORK IS HELL is also an instruction manual with segments devoted to creative ways to kill time, how to play the game of work, and how (not) to get a raise.

I do have to mention one more instructive chapter: "How To Get Along With All The Jerks At Your Crummy Job."

If you are not a member of the idle rich nor were you born into royalty, there's probably some little tidbit hidden away in this book for you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Got me through my first "real" job
After I graduated college and 6 months of intense job interviewing and searching, I finally found a job in a field I wanted. Read more

Published 1 month ago by R. King

5.0 out of 5 stars one of my all time favirotes
I adore this book. Groening is a cartoon genius. I also LOVE his book "School is Hell". These little gems have me splitting my sides every time I pick them up. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Lonni R. Obyen

5.0 out of 5 stars Get back to work !

This is going to make you feel like crap
even if you laugh your head off all the
way through the book... Read more

Published 9 months ago by Marc Poirier

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect gift for stressed co-worker
For those who are into sublime sarcasm and have to work for a living in some stressful situations.

The gift was wonderfully received.

Published 10 months ago by tomg

3.0 out of 5 stars Funny, but not the best Groening
I tried to keep an open mind while reading it, I really did. I think part of the problem is that I was a young kid in the 80's and don't have the nostalgic connection that a lot... Read more

Published 23 months ago by Noseless Wonder

5.0 out of 5 stars Work IS hell.
Sometimes stating the obvious is necessary. Matt Groening, with his cartoon characters that are this close to exploding, has reached deep into the black heart of manager/worker... Read more

Published on June 14, 2004 by Rocco Dormarunno

5.0 out of 5 stars a funny book
This iS A REAL FUNNY BOOK about life in the workplace. It makes Dilbert look like a wimp!

Published on June 14, 2004 by harrylyons5p

5.0 out of 5 stars Hello '80s!
I'm not trying to date the book as it's lessons about work defy the passing of time, but I remember encountering "Life is Hell" in the L.A. Read more

Published on May 18, 2003 by Rob Banzai

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Funny
A dead on interpretation of the working world from the genius behind the Simpsons. Much of the humor is in the same vain as the Simpsons, so if you are a fan of the show, you will... Read more

Published on October 23, 2002 by RLD

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, Better Than Dilbert Or Simpsons
This is a dark, funny book. Along the same lines as the Simpsons but with more of a bite. Highly recommended!

Published on September 10, 1999

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