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Dewey Decimal Number: 650.13 EAN: 9780028623979 ISBN: 0028623975 Label: Alpha Manufacturer: Alpha Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: July 01, 1998 Publisher: Alpha Studio: Alpha Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: You're no idiot, of course. You get your work done on time, know better than to insult your boss's wardrobe, and always volunteer for overtime when it's crunch time. But when it comes to getting ahead in the game of office politics, you feel like you'll always be last on the totem pole. Don't crawl under your desk just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to office Politics shows you how to navigate the turbulent waters of your company's politcal ocean without drowning. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get: Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Complete Idiot's Guide to Office PoliticsThis book is not even worth my time reviewing it or your time reading the reviews. The author attempts to be over-the-top funny, and it comes across as just plain stupid. Most importantly, very little information was gleaned from this book. All fluff and no meat and potatoes. There are much better options out there. Rating: - Pretty UselessWell I was frustrated by the book. It told me absolutely nothing. First of all it assumes that everything in the office is polarized. It also assumes that your boss controls the playing cards, when it reality (at least where I work) the person who makes decisions and recommendations on promotions is several notches above the boss. The book constantly states the obvious. Then restates it again and again. Take this line from a chapter on meetings; 'The best way to save time is to look for ways to ... Read More Rating:  - A great book for idiots like you and meI noticed that the reviews for this book were pretty poor--along the lines of "only an idiot would get something from this book!" Well, I got a lot from this book, and I'll bet you will too. You can work your whole life wondering and complaining about why things are, well, the way they are; or, you can read a book like this and get some insight. Yes, this book is a compendium of psychological profiles of personality disorders. But those are the people you work with, so why not find ... Read More Rating:  - Could be better, but may be helpful for someBriefly, the book was on the disappointing side. The authors have spent a long time infusing what they think is humor into every chapter which got old after a bit. While much of what is written seems to be common sense there are some helpful insights scattered throughout the book, but you have to read through a lot of fluff. The few scraps of meat in the text certainly cause you to pause and evaluate your own work relationships, behavior, as well as your coworkers, to include your boss. If money ... Read More Rating: - Don't buy this book.This is the most useless book that I have ever bought ... It's basically a collection of bad office jokes with a 1 page of real advice that's so obvious, that everyone except for the complete moron would already know. If you really want a book dealing with office politics, get "The 48 Laws of Power" - it's much more to the point, applicable beyond the office, with lots of interesting historical examples. 
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