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Office Wit and Wisdom
Tracey Turner
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Description for Office Wit and Wisdom
Paperback. The office environment has become a source of comedy and this title defines office speak, common office stereotypes and translations of job title prefixes. It highlights the pitfalls of e-mails and browsing the Internet at work and helps the reader understand strange dialects spoken only behind desks and in boardrooms. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 212. As new.
Do the words: 'Put some wood behind the arrow', 'Run it up the fiagpole and see if anyone salutes' or 'Think outside the box' mean anything to you? If they do, then the chances are you have a working knowledge of, or are possibly even a fluent speaker of 'corporate management speak'. This strange dialect spoken only behind desks and within the confines of boardrooms is bursting with gems of pure comic genius. Office Wit and Wisdom allows us all to 'sing from the same hymn sheet' and enjoy the linguistic somersaults performed by those dark horses of comedy: your ... Read more
Do the words: 'Put some wood behind the arrow', 'Run it up the fiagpole and see if anyone salutes' or 'Think outside the box' mean anything to you? If they do, then the chances are you have a working knowledge of, or are possibly even a fluent speaker of 'corporate management speak'. This strange dialect spoken only behind desks and within the confines of boardrooms is bursting with gems of pure comic genius. Office Wit and Wisdom allows us all to 'sing from the same hymn sheet' and enjoy the linguistic somersaults performed by those dark horses of comedy: your ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Prion
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853755408
SKU
KRF0028238
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Tracey Turner
Tracey Turner has had a number of nasty incidents in offices, some of them lasting several years. The majority of her office life has been spent in the shady underworld of children's book publishing, but there have also been periods in the unglamorous hinterlands of banking, telecommunications and (most unpleasantly) waste management. She is a writer and children's books editor ... Read more
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