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Please Fire Me: Posts from the Revolting Workplace
Please Fire Posts from the Revolting Workplace is the best and (as of press time) only handbook to an all-out employee revolution. The fuel of this revolution comes from the reader-submitted posts of the popular blog PleaseFireMe.com , the favorite outlet for people trapped in bad jobs to anonymously vent. As the site "Submit if you can't quit."
This book takes that venting and encourages the reader to get angry and laugh at the commonplace mistreatment we've all faced in our work lives.
Through the posts from employees in every industry, Please Fire Posts from the Revolting Workplace takes you through the facets of unhappy work life. A post like this, "Please fire me. I was talking to my boss a couple weeks ago and in the middle of the conversation he said, 'This isn't very interesting to me,'" might lead to a PowerPoint on what topics will hold your idiot boss's interest. Another bad boss post might prompt a lighthearted exploration of the scientific explanations for why the emotionally stunted and intellectually questionable rise to prominence.
The book moves from surveying the landscape of the terrible office (even detailing the office with hilarious illustrated maps in Chapter 3: Your An Inconvenient Truth) establishing the grounds for revolt against the current office regime.
The already-laughable state of employee benefits, the absurd difference in how executives are treated, and the fact that employers know most employees are hostage to their These are the things the book tackles with jokes and advice on how to change them. There's also a ladies' chapter that takes a Cosmo -themed look at the complaints of the female workforce. ( Bossmopolitan ) This funny guide does as advertised, and puts its acquired wisdom to recommendations for carrying out the Revolution; from recruiting your co-workers to playing mind-games and pranks on your bosses until they're forced to relent.
Packed with laugh-out-loud segments which are just as funny flipping through as read straight through, Please Fire Me : Posts from the Revolting Workplace generates an original and clever response to every complaint imaginable. The content always amuses--even when it is rousing the reader to outrage at the suffering of their fellow employed--and the sharpest barbs are reserved for those bosses and companies that skimp on their workers whenever possible while bosses expense their every whim.
This book takes that venting and encourages the reader to get angry and laugh at the commonplace mistreatment we've all faced in our work lives.
Through the posts from employees in every industry, Please Fire Posts from the Revolting Workplace takes you through the facets of unhappy work life. A post like this, "Please fire me. I was talking to my boss a couple weeks ago and in the middle of the conversation he said, 'This isn't very interesting to me,'" might lead to a PowerPoint on what topics will hold your idiot boss's interest. Another bad boss post might prompt a lighthearted exploration of the scientific explanations for why the emotionally stunted and intellectually questionable rise to prominence.
The book moves from surveying the landscape of the terrible office (even detailing the office with hilarious illustrated maps in Chapter 3: Your An Inconvenient Truth) establishing the grounds for revolt against the current office regime.
The already-laughable state of employee benefits, the absurd difference in how executives are treated, and the fact that employers know most employees are hostage to their These are the things the book tackles with jokes and advice on how to change them. There's also a ladies' chapter that takes a Cosmo -themed look at the complaints of the female workforce. ( Bossmopolitan ) This funny guide does as advertised, and puts its acquired wisdom to recommendations for carrying out the Revolution; from recruiting your co-workers to playing mind-games and pranks on your bosses until they're forced to relent.
Packed with laugh-out-loud segments which are just as funny flipping through as read straight through, Please Fire Me : Posts from the Revolting Workplace generates an original and clever response to every complaint imaginable. The content always amuses--even when it is rousing the reader to outrage at the suffering of their fellow employed--and the sharpest barbs are reserved for those bosses and companies that skimp on their workers whenever possible while bosses expense their every whim.
256 pages, Paperback
First published March 30, 2011
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About the author
Adam Chromý
9 books2 followersI am a contributing writer for The Onion.
I am the co-author of Please Fire Me: Posts from the Revolting Workplace.
I am a blogger for The Huffington Post.
I have been published on McSweeney's.
I have many sketches on UCBComedy.com.
I am the curator for the website PleaseFireMe.com.
I am a writer of this bio.
I am the co-author of Please Fire Me: Posts from the Revolting Workplace.
I am a blogger for The Huffington Post.
I have been published on McSweeney's.
I have many sketches on UCBComedy.com.
I am the curator for the website PleaseFireMe.com.
I am a writer of this bio.
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February 5, 2017
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Please fire me. I was invited to a meeting to discuss the fact that there are too many meetings.
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Please fire me. Today, I sent an email to my boss explaining a great idea I had on what we could do differently on our weekly reporting. Moments after I sent it, I heard a huge bellow of laughter from her office. The idea was never mentioned again . . .
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15. Please fire me. My boss doesn’t believe in daily bathing, but instead rolls around in cedar chips nightly. Yes. That’s right. Like a hamster. The other day, her dog had puppies. When I inquired about them, she stated that the dog had the puppies in her bed and she still hadn’t cleaned up the afterbirth, yet she was still sleeping there.
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21. Please fire me. My co-worker eats Cocoa Krispies every day. Dry. Soon he’ll be by to spit bits of them at me when he speaks.
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34. Please fire me. The couple in our office likes to show very public displays of affection. My cube is right across from theirs and I can see everything. I’m pretty sure someone just got spanked.
35. Please fire me. My co-worker whistles the theme to Rocky when he is finally doing something productive.
(c)
Please fire me. I was invited to a meeting to discuss the fact that there are too many meetings.
(c)
Q:
Please fire me. Today, I sent an email to my boss explaining a great idea I had on what we could do differently on our weekly reporting. Moments after I sent it, I heard a huge bellow of laughter from her office. The idea was never mentioned again . . .
(c)
Q:
15. Please fire me. My boss doesn’t believe in daily bathing, but instead rolls around in cedar chips nightly. Yes. That’s right. Like a hamster. The other day, her dog had puppies. When I inquired about them, she stated that the dog had the puppies in her bed and she still hadn’t cleaned up the afterbirth, yet she was still sleeping there.
(c)
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21. Please fire me. My co-worker eats Cocoa Krispies every day. Dry. Soon he’ll be by to spit bits of them at me when he speaks.
(c)
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34. Please fire me. The couple in our office likes to show very public displays of affection. My cube is right across from theirs and I can see everything. I’m pretty sure someone just got spanked.
35. Please fire me. My co-worker whistles the theme to Rocky when he is finally doing something productive.
(c)
June 24, 2011
I won this in the first reads giveaway and was very excited to find it in my mail box one afternoon; so much so that I began reading it even though I'd yet to finish another book (something I rarely do.)
Perhaps I set myself up, but a few pages in and I was sorely disappointed; more than halfway through it had yet to redeem itself. Reading through, it seems like the author is trying too hard to be funny, instead of letting the work speak for itself. I was also struck by a feeling that the book was having issues finding, and sticking to, it's "voice." I was also very sad to see numerous errors in punctuation (Something on a graph marked as "numbers in 10,0000" and unsure if the comma was in the wrong space or if an extra zero had gotten added on.)
This is a book we'll most likely keep to read in the bathroom, but isn't one I'll crack out over and over to reread that super funny quip.
Perhaps I set myself up, but a few pages in and I was sorely disappointed; more than halfway through it had yet to redeem itself. Reading through, it seems like the author is trying too hard to be funny, instead of letting the work speak for itself. I was also struck by a feeling that the book was having issues finding, and sticking to, it's "voice." I was also very sad to see numerous errors in punctuation (Something on a graph marked as "numbers in 10,0000" and unsure if the comma was in the wrong space or if an extra zero had gotten added on.)
This is a book we'll most likely keep to read in the bathroom, but isn't one I'll crack out over and over to reread that super funny quip.
May 15, 2012
I received this book through First Reads, and I'm going to agree with the majority of reviewers on this one. The PFM posts themselves are great, but the book spends so much time taking each and every post and creating some sort of illustration, dialogue, role-play scenario, screenplay, or who knows what else that it completely kills the buzz.
In one of the final chapters, the book says "You should be proud, though. By getting this far, you gain the chance to make a mark in the ledgers of eternity." Yeah, it's talking about being employed, but taken out of context, it still applies.
If you can get to the final chapter, you deserve an award.
This book had great potential. Next time, I hope they stick to the Please Fire Me website posts and keep the commentary to a minimum.
In one of the final chapters, the book says "You should be proud, though. By getting this far, you gain the chance to make a mark in the ledgers of eternity." Yeah, it's talking about being employed, but taken out of context, it still applies.
If you can get to the final chapter, you deserve an award.
This book had great potential. Next time, I hope they stick to the Please Fire Me website posts and keep the commentary to a minimum.
July 14, 2020
As a website and forum for people to kvetch on its probably funny, but as a book with too much padding, not so much.
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January 24, 2021DNF No Stars
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https://youtu.be/dpKMz_L3flo
Enjoy!
December 29, 2014
Please Fire Me: Posts from the Revolting Workplace by Adam Chromy and Jill Morris is a highly entertaining, funny (but sad at the same time) compilation of quotes, jokes, stories, and cartoons all based upon real experiences in the workplace, as submitted to the PleaseFireMe.com blog. I enjoyed the entire book, but most laugh-out-loud funny were the reader-submitted posts such as, "Please fire me. I have 4 managers, and there are 12 people that work here." and "Please fire me. I am dressed like a smoothie." Good fun, particularly when you've had a bad day.
January 10, 2013
The authors of this book had a brilliant idea that could have resulted in an excellent, funny read. However, the commentary, diagrams, pictures, and everything else that they threw in between the posts quickly ruined the book for me. If anything, the posts seemed to be thrown in between the commentary and illustrations. The authors seemed to be trying too hard to be funny, and they didn't even come close to the mark.
September 28, 2011
the actual quotes from people who hate their jobs were funny. everything else just seemed like the authors trying too hard to be funny. by about halfway through, i was only reading the quotes and skimming through the rest. if you're looking for a book to make you feel better about your crappy job, this isn't it.
May 3, 2011
Unlike other website-based books which merely regurgitate user posts, every page of Please Fire Me showcases the unique humor and thoughtful editorial writing of its authors Jill Morris and Johnny McNulty. Spoiler alert: if you read this book at work you will likely be fired for laughing out loud.
July 29, 2011
The only part of this book that was truly funny were the Please Fire Me quotes taken from other people. The rest of the book was not very interesting and not at all funny. It would have been better to fill up those 213 pages with quotes organized by categories of complaints and left it at that.
January 6, 2012
Creatve and funny book about the typical office workplace. Had me laughing hard at times and also tilting my head in confusion.. but overall a good and fun read. I think almost everyone can relate to things in here when it comes to working with people and having a boss.
March 5, 2012
Sorely disappointing. I found the actual snippets of the "Please fire me" posts quite funny but did not see a point in a lot of the miscellaneous filler that was included in this book. The charts/diagrams were really random and made thing less funny.
April 14, 2012
Dreadful, barely made it into the second chapter. Skipped to a few bits further on and failed to find anything worthwhile, then put it down in disgust. This is the only bad book I've ever gotten from the Mission Bay reference librarian picks - I wonder if it was there by mistake.
February 19, 2016
It's worth reading some of the posts that people sent in. My favorite is on page 113: "When I asked a co-worker for scissors, he said I wasn't ready for them." I actually work with someone that condescending! :-)
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May 27, 2011I won this book from First Reads Giveaway. Thank you. Looks good. Can’t wait to read it.
June 27, 2011
I loved this book!!! I seriously barely put it down once it was that good. This book was hysterical with it's wit and dry humor. I cannot wait to read more books from this author.
June 29, 2011
A good toilet book of the ilk of FML. Check my review here: http://www.comediva.com/editorial/hig...
August 6, 2011
bitter whining about minutae
September 4, 2011
I loved this book!!! I seriously barely put it down once it was that good. This book was hysterical with it's wit and dry humor. I cannot wait to read more books from this author.
October 18, 2011
I loved this book!!! I seriously barely put it down once it was that good. This book was hysterical with it's wit and dry humor. I cannot wait to read more books from this author.
July 8, 2012
I was unfamiliar with the website, so I was expecting more of a short story setup... not the case.
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