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What's the strangest question employers have been asked during an interview? Among the responses:
* What is it you people do at this company?
* Why aren't you in a more interesting business?
* Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?
* Does you company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?
--from Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity
Leland Gregory once thought crooks, politicians, and lawyers were the greatest nitwits out there, but it turns out that the working masses are packed with the dumb, dumber, and dumbest humans on the face of the planet. Gregory's look at nincompoops, Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity, makes it crystal clear that the world's biggest jerks are on the job. Consider these examples:
* The woman who sued Eastman Kodak to improve the lighting conditions on her job...in a darkroom?
* The Ontario Federation of Labor, which installed a bad boss hotline to get a handle on labor problems--only to have the system crash soon after startup because too many calls came in.
* The interviewee who wore a Walkman, explaining that she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time.
Gregory has made a career out of finding the imbeciles of the world and sharing their antics with the rest of us. His AMP humor compilations What's the Number for 911?, What's the Number for 911 Again?, The Stupid Crook Book, and Hey, Idiot! were all hilarious, but Idiots at Work takes the cake. The book is filled with hilarious tales of moronic managers, office idiots, stupid shareholders, daft decision-makers, poor planners, and other outstanding examples of cubical klutzes.
Rustyo
Posted November 28, 2009
Leland Gregory's books are very enjoyable. He is among the best at providing the reader with page by page entertainment! "Idiots at Work" is fast reading, most interesting, and recomended.
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Posted October 25, 2004
ok, so i havent ever read the book, but it looks good, and anyways, never before has this stupid website put a review of mine up, so you probably wont ever see this in your life. in the off-chance that they do post this, let me write a real review: this book is wonderful, i was laughing starting at page one. once i started, i couldnt stop, and trust me, thats a rare find!! if you are thinking of buying this, you totally should (even though i didnt) because you wont ever regret it, plus, as of now this is the only review, and this book needs more readers, it is so very good!!!
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What's the strangest question employers have been asked during an interview? Among the responses:
* What is it you people do at this company?
* Why aren't you in a more interesting business?
* Will the company move my rock collection from California to Maryland?
* Does you company have a policy regarding concealed weapons?
--from Idiots at Work: Chronicles of Workplace Stupidity
Leland Gregory once thought crooks, politicians, and lawyers were the greatest nitwits out there, but it turns out that the working masses are packed with the dumb, dumber, and dumbest humans on the face of the planet. Gregory's look at ...