I’ll admit it – I’ve never worked in a cubicle, or an open plan office or any office as matter of fact. When I was 15, I told my mom that I never wanted to work in a place where I had to wear a tie. She was very sad at the time, but I’ve kept that promise. I don’t have the health plan or the diversified mutual fund portfolio that others do, but at least I can revel in tales of corporate servitude. And so can Max Barry.
I’m eagerly aniticipating the his new novel, Company, and I’m once again impressed at his sinisterly effective marketing strategies. To help promote his latest novel, Max has created Tales of Corporate Oppression, a new site that allows visitors to tell their worst stories from the corporate trenches. There are many, but as Max puts it: it’s amazing just how clear a company can make it that you’re completely unimportant.”
So, as I sit in my office just off the kitchen, overlooking the coffee maker and the fridge, I’ll read the stories of others who must toil away in corporate offices all the while knowing that they are utterly replaceable. But hey, at least they get dental.
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