Download or read book Corporate Crap written by Howard Harrison and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corporate Crap: Lessons Learned from 40 Years in Corporate America takes a humorous look at the business practices that lead employees to look for new employment…like meetings, performance reviews, downsizing, and bosses from hell. And let’s not forget the esteem-sapping elements like dress codes, task forces, brainstorming, and engagement surveys; flip charts, org charts, hard stops, and hard-ons. Each chapter includes personal anecdotes, quotes from business experts, and the latest research to answer the burning question: If companies truly believe employees are their most valuable resource, why do they treat them like crap? In Corporate Crap, readers will learn: · How companies are trying to shorten meetings by making everyone stand and other forms of torture. · Why the founder of Second City Works calls Tina Fey “a genius boss.” · How the author burned his first professional bridge in his first-ever exit interview. · Why 700 million vacation days went unused last year. (What is wrong with you people?) · The roots of “at the end of the day” and other common expressions. · Why companies don’t call employees “employees” anymore – and how it can backfire on them. · How hiring managers are affected by stereotypes – and not always how you’d think. · Why companies’ obsession with labeling employees as introverts or extroverts is a complete waste of time. · The biggest problem companies have firing people. · Why the idea that “no idea is a bad idea” is a bad idea. · What people really do during conference calls. There are lessons to be learned here: lessons that will entertain and inform anyone who has ever worked for a large corporation. Lessons learned from 40 years of Corporate Crap!