How to Say It in Corporate: A funny office gift for coworkers, men and women. Gag idea for Secret Santa, White Elephant, Christmas and stocking stuffers
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At work you can't say what you think. But you can say it in Corporate.It's Friday, 5:47 PM. A coworker walks up to your desk with the look of someone aboutto hand you a gift. Spoiler: it isn't a gift. It's their task, badly wrapped, with a deadline that expiredthree days ago.In your head: "Do it yourself." Out loud: "The ownership stays with you."The distance between those two sentences is what separates the people who make it tohappy hour from the people who spend the weekend rewriting the answer they should havegiven. This book is your practical guide to corporate self-defense: it tells you exactlywhat to say, in fluent Corporate, when diplomacy is the only thing standing between youand chaos.WHAT'S INSIDEEvery funny office crisis you live through in a normal week, from the meeting that couldhave been an email to the Friday 5:47 PM ping, from the quick call with no agenda to thecoworker who takes credit for your idea.For every situation you get:Reality 1 and Reality 2: what you are actually thinking, and how to say the same thing in CorporateThree levels of reply, from the polite no to the final oneA quick glossary, from plain thought to office speakA pushback template, for when the no has to go in writingUnlike the usual gag gifts that end up in a drawer by January, this one actually gets usedthe moment you need it, and every coworker who sees it is going to want their own copy.Buy two. You are not getting this one back. Read more
