num_pages: 192
description: This caustically funny Webster’s of the workplace cuts to the true meaning of the inane argot spouted in cubicles and conference rooms across the land.It’s time to face the We live in the Golden Age of Bullshit. And as anyone who has ever worked in an office knows, the corporate world is a veritable sea of B.S.—and we are all drowning in it. Thank God for Lois Beckwith, an actual human being with the courage and moral fiber to cut through the crap (so to speak) and give us citizens of the working world the lowdown on what all this corporate lingua franca  actually  means. Breathe easy.  The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit  will make your job a whole lot easier, telling you how to get ahead ( kissing ass , playing  golf ), avoid annoying colleagues (use  caller ID ), and ride the elevator without ruining your career (if you  gossip , use pronouns, and  never  talk to the  CEO ). If you have ever wondered what a  mindshare  is (some kind of drug?), puzzled over the meaning of words like  impactful  or  incentivize  (here’s a   those are not actual words ), or been faced with a glassy-eyed zombie of a coworker singing the praises of  synergy , then  The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit   is for you! Forget what you learned in  Bschool —this handy reference guide will teach you everything you need to know about the empty, enraging, and just plain stupid gobbledygook that masquerades as “communication” in the working world.
language: English
title: The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk
titlecomplete: The Dictionary of Corporate Bullshit: An A to Z Lexicon of Empty, Enraging, and Just Plain Stupid Office Talk
genres: Business, Nonfiction, Humor, Reference
ratings_count: 99
publisher: Crown