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The Cubicle Survival Guide: Keeping Your Cool in the Least Hospitable Environment on Earth
Help. . . . Cubicle Life Is Killing Me!
Leaving no stone unturned, no ergonomic chair unadjusted, and no leftovers in the communal fridge uneaten, this hilarious guide to cubicle life will be the salvation for the more than forty million Americans stuck in cubicles. By turns uproariously funny and enormously useful, each chapter tackles a different area of cubicle life and includes a “cube tip,” a quiz, illustrations, and examples that will have you laughing out loud. Discover
• how not to disturb colleagues with unwanted sounds and smells, such as the crunch-crunch of your sour-cream-and-onion chips and the unmistakable odor of your spicy Thai shrimp
• how to knock when visiting other cubicles and how to devise politically correct ways of saying “Do not disturb”
• the do’s and definite don’ts of cubicle decoration
• how to set up a security system that will rebuff potential thieves
The Cubicle Survival Guide could very well change your life and set you climbing the corporate ladder to success!*
* Results not guaranteed. Pay raises and promotions are up to your boss, but using this book
couldn’t hurt.
Praise for The Cubicle Survival Guide :
“A spiritual air conditioner for the cubicled soul.”
— Turk Regan, author of Pimp My Cubicle : Take Your Workspace from Boring to Bling !
"James Thompson’s The Cubicle Survival Guide offers the rare, and definitely appreciated, combination of laugh-out-loud humor and sound advice for surviving the jungle that is Corporate America. On some days, there’s nothing more motivating to fresh air-starved cube dwellers than a book that will simply crack them up. This is that book.”
— Alexandra Levit, Author, They Don’t Teach Corporate in College
"If you must work (and I don't recommend it), The Cubicle Survival Guide provides a wonderful way to slack off and stay entertained. You can easily kill two weeks with this book."
— Josh Aiello, Author, 60 People to Avoid at the Water Cooler
“Thompson provides a humorous yet thought-provoking look at what employees in today's large organizations must deal with besides their jobs.”
— Malcolm O. Munro, Author, From Cave to Cubicle
Leaving no stone unturned, no ergonomic chair unadjusted, and no leftovers in the communal fridge uneaten, this hilarious guide to cubicle life will be the salvation for the more than forty million Americans stuck in cubicles. By turns uproariously funny and enormously useful, each chapter tackles a different area of cubicle life and includes a “cube tip,” a quiz, illustrations, and examples that will have you laughing out loud. Discover
• how not to disturb colleagues with unwanted sounds and smells, such as the crunch-crunch of your sour-cream-and-onion chips and the unmistakable odor of your spicy Thai shrimp
• how to knock when visiting other cubicles and how to devise politically correct ways of saying “Do not disturb”
• the do’s and definite don’ts of cubicle decoration
• how to set up a security system that will rebuff potential thieves
The Cubicle Survival Guide could very well change your life and set you climbing the corporate ladder to success!*
* Results not guaranteed. Pay raises and promotions are up to your boss, but using this book
couldn’t hurt.
Praise for The Cubicle Survival Guide :
“A spiritual air conditioner for the cubicled soul.”
— Turk Regan, author of Pimp My Cubicle : Take Your Workspace from Boring to Bling !
"James Thompson’s The Cubicle Survival Guide offers the rare, and definitely appreciated, combination of laugh-out-loud humor and sound advice for surviving the jungle that is Corporate America. On some days, there’s nothing more motivating to fresh air-starved cube dwellers than a book that will simply crack them up. This is that book.”
— Alexandra Levit, Author, They Don’t Teach Corporate in College
"If you must work (and I don't recommend it), The Cubicle Survival Guide provides a wonderful way to slack off and stay entertained. You can easily kill two weeks with this book."
— Josh Aiello, Author, 60 People to Avoid at the Water Cooler
“Thompson provides a humorous yet thought-provoking look at what employees in today's large organizations must deal with besides their jobs.”
— Malcolm O. Munro, Author, From Cave to Cubicle
240 pages, Paperback
First published February 27, 2007
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August 7, 2022
繁體中文版書名：《小隔間求生手冊》
August 22, 2016
This book is dated (the computer advice, some of the comments about females, guide to cubicle-safe foods, etc) but still made me smile. It even had some a few moments of good advice for office noobs mixed into the snark, surprisingly.
Some of my favorite lines include:
"Show your team-player mentality by compromising your aesthetic sense with vapid corporate communalism..."
"Disheveled cubicles serve as a hollow reminder that the corporation controls our salary, our upward mobility, our choice of clothing, our schedule, the light refracted by our retinas, and the air absorbed by our lungs. Some people give up. In a way, you can't blame them."
"Some employees don't like to take breaks because they believe it appears to others as if they are avoiding work. These employees are doing themselves a disservice and will, ironically, pay the price for such dedication in the long run by having to take sick days in order to repair their exhausted bodies and souls."
"There is never, ever, a justification for removing your shoes at your cubicle, even if you are the Incredible Hulk and you find your expanding green feet splitting the seams of your loafers apart."
Some of my favorite lines include:
"Show your team-player mentality by compromising your aesthetic sense with vapid corporate communalism..."
"Disheveled cubicles serve as a hollow reminder that the corporation controls our salary, our upward mobility, our choice of clothing, our schedule, the light refracted by our retinas, and the air absorbed by our lungs. Some people give up. In a way, you can't blame them."
"Some employees don't like to take breaks because they believe it appears to others as if they are avoiding work. These employees are doing themselves a disservice and will, ironically, pay the price for such dedication in the long run by having to take sick days in order to repair their exhausted bodies and souls."
"There is never, ever, a justification for removing your shoes at your cubicle, even if you are the Incredible Hulk and you find your expanding green feet splitting the seams of your loafers apart."
February 14, 2008
Even though I only got halfway through it due to personal issues this book was a good read.
October 1, 2011
I love the Office Lamprey section.
A mix of humor and somewhat practical advice. This would make an excellent gift for any exceptionally clueless coworkers.
A mix of humor and somewhat practical advice. This would make an excellent gift for any exceptionally clueless coworkers.
January 13, 2013
Great book on today's work environment with some common sense things that are not always stated or particularly clear, but are presented in a helpful way along with some clever humor.
November 24, 2014
I thought this would be a humorous look at cubicle life, but the author obviously has a chip on his shoulder. This book is full of bad advice and should be taken with a grain of salt.
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