The I Hate My Job Handbook: How to Deal with Hell at Work - Softcover

Irreverent but practical advice from the authors of The Heartbreak Handbook helps readers cope with office politics, gossip, bosses from hell, management, job loss and severance, and other valuable career strategies. Original.

MORNING: AND THE NIGHTMARE BEGINS...AGAIN!
Does the very mention of your boss's name make your left eye twitch uncontrollably? Does the clock seem to move with the speed of Continental Drift between the hours of 9 to 5? Do your friends and family put their hands over their ears and sing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" whenever you start to complain about office anger? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you are a charter member of the I-hate-my-job club.
But before you punch yourself out, be assured that there are ways to lower your work-misery index. With the help of two or three (hundred) war-scarred employees and numerous career experts, authors Ellen Tien and Valerie Frankel deliver you from office hell. You'll find practical guidelines and ingenious strategies to lessen the pain and lighten the load, including:
* How to deal with your fearful leader--the seven most common (not to mention frustrating) managerial types, from "Mr. Right-and-Don't-You-For