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🔧 Workplace Dysfunction

Darkly compelling portraits of toxic cultures, incompetent leadership, and broken systems — the organizational train wrecks readers recognize with a shudder.
Company
by Max Barry • 2006
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
3.76
7k+
🏢 Corporate Satire🏭 Office Dystopia🖤 Dark Comedy
Company Summary
Company 90%
His new company has no clients and no product. Asking why is a firing offense.
by Max Barry 2006
3.76
7k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Satire🏭 Office Dystopia🖤 Dark Comedy
On Bullshit
by Harry G. Frankfurt • 2005
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
3.58
16k+
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures
On Bullshit Summary
On Bullshit 90%
Organizations run on three hidden personality types, roles you were never trained to see.
by Harry G. Frankfurt 2005
3.58
16k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🏛️ Corporate Culture⚡ Power Structures
Am I The Only Sane One Working Here
by Albert J. Bernstein • 2009
Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.
3.66
160
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🗳️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Personalities
Am I The Only Sane One Working Here Summary
Am I The Only Sane One Working Here 90%
Your crazy coworkers follow predictable patterns. Learn the patterns to save your sanity.
by Albert J. Bernstein 2009
3.66
160 ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🗳️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Personalities
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
by Sarah Cooper • 2016
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
3.91
2k+
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings Summary
100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings 90%
Why drawing on sticky notes and asking vague strategic questions gets you further than actual work.
by Sarah Cooper 2016
3.91
2k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Workplace Satire😂 Office Humor
The Peter Principle
by Laurence J. Peter • 1969
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
3.75
4k+
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management
The Peter Principle Summary
The Peter Principle 89%
Why every boss seems incompetent: you get promoted until the work defeats you.
by Laurence J. Peter 1969
3.75
4k+ ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🏚️ Organizational Dysfunction🎭 Satirical Management
HBR Guide to Office Politics
by Karen Dillon • 2014
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
3.77
756
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics📈 Managing Up
HBR Guide to Office Politics Summary
HBR Guide to Office Politics 89%
Ignore office politics and they still win. How to play the game without becoming a player.
by Karen Dillon 2014
3.77
756 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics📈 Managing Up
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency
by John Hoover • 2003
Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.
3.14
309
😤 Difficult Bosses🏢 Office Politics🛡️ Workplace Survival
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency Summary
How to Work for an Idiot, Revised and Expanded with More Idiots, More Insanity, and More Incompetency 89%
Outmaneuver the idiot in charge: keep your job, keep your sanity, and still get ahead.
by John Hoover 2003
3.14
309 ratings
😤 Difficult Bosses🏢 Office Politics🛡️ Workplace Survival
Leadership BS
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2015
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
3.86
1k+
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism
Leadership BS Summary
Leadership BS 89%
The leadership industry sold you modesty, authenticity, and trust. It was lying.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2015
3.86
1k+ ratings
🚫 Leadership Critique📊 Organizational Behavior💼 Workplace Realism
The Stupidity Paradox
by Mats Alvesson • 2016
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
3.61
530
🏢 Organizational Behavior🧭 Organizational Culture🐑 Groupthink
The Stupidity Paradox Summary
The Stupidity Paradox 89%
The most dangerous idea at work: thinking less makes everything run better.
by Mats Alvesson 2016
3.61
530 ratings
🏢 Organizational Behavior🧭 Organizational Culture🐑 Groupthink
The Ministry of Common Sense
by Martin Lindstrom • 2020
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
3.63
456
🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy👥 Customer-Centricity🛡️ Psychological Safety
The Ministry of Common Sense Summary
The Ministry of Common Sense 89%
Bureaucracy killed common sense. The companies that fought back built a department to revive it.
by Martin Lindstrom 2020
3.63
456 ratings
🗄️ Corporate Bureaucracy👥 Customer-Centricity🛡️ Psychological Safety
The 9 Types of Difficult People
by Nick Robinson • 2023
Difficult colleagues aren't random. They fall into nine patterns, and each one has a fix.
3.17
36
🏢 Workplace Dynamics😤 Difficult Colleagues🧩 Personality Types
The 9 Types of Difficult People Summary
The 9 Types of Difficult People 89%
Difficult colleagues aren't random. They fall into nine patterns, and each one has a fix.
by Nick Robinson 2023
3.17
36 ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics😤 Difficult Colleagues🧩 Personality Types
Jerks at Work
by Tessa West • 2022
Seven coworker types that make work miserable, and a specific counter-strategy for each one.
3.56
594
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🐍 Toxic Coworkers🤝 Conflict Resolution
Jerks at Work Summary
Jerks at Work 89%
Seven coworker types that make work miserable, and a specific counter-strategy for each one.
by Tessa West 2022
3.56
594 ratings
🏢 Workplace Dynamics🐍 Toxic Coworkers🤝 Conflict Resolution
Coping with Difficult People
by Robert M. Bramson • 1981
Difficult people fall into types. What drives each one, and the exact moves that defuse them.
3.77
661
🏢 Workplace Relationships🤝 Conflict Resolution😤 Difficult Personalities
Coping with Difficult People Summary
Coping with Difficult People 89%
Difficult people fall into types. What drives each one, and the exact moves that defuse them.
by Robert M. Bramson 1981
3.77
661 ratings
🏢 Workplace Relationships🤝 Conflict Resolution😤 Difficult Personalities
Como lidar com a política no trabalho
by Karen Dillon • 2018
Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.
3.57
30
🏢 Office Politics🔼 Managing Up⚔️ Workplace Conflict
Como lidar com a política no trabalho Summary
Como lidar com a política no trabalho 89%
Navigate office politics: disarm bullies, claim credit, turn rivals into allies.
by Karen Dillon 2018
3.57
30 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔼 Managing Up⚔️ Workplace Conflict
Moral Mazes
by Robert Jackall • 1988
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
3.96
476
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction
Moral Mazes Summary
Moral Mazes 89%
Corporate bureaucracy doesn't just set rules. It rewires what managers believe is right and wrong.
by Robert Jackall 1988
3.96
476 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🎭 Organizational Politics⚙️ Bureaucratic Dysfunction
The No Asshole Rule
by Robert I. Sutton • 2007
Brilliant jerks cost more than they're worth. A Stanford professor's case for zero tolerance.
3.60
9k+
🐍 Toxic Workplaces🏢 Organizational Culture🛑 Workplace Bullying
The No Asshole Rule Summary
The No Asshole Rule 89%
Brilliant jerks cost more than they're worth. A Stanford professor's case for zero tolerance.
by Robert I. Sutton 2007
3.60
9k+ ratings
🐍 Toxic Workplaces🏢 Organizational Culture🛑 Workplace Bullying
Dying for a Paycheck
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2018
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
3.71
599
🏥 Workplace Health☣️ Toxic Work Culture😰 Job Stress
Dying for a Paycheck Summary
Dying for a Paycheck 88%
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018
3.71
599 ratings
🏥 Workplace Health☣️ Toxic Work Culture😰 Job Stress
Boreout!
by Philippe Rothlin • 2008
You spend more energy looking busy than working. The diagnosis and the exit strategy.
3.15
26
🥱 Workplace Boredom😶 Work Disengagement🎭 Fake Busyness
Boreout! Summary
Boreout! 88%
You spend more energy looking busy than working. The diagnosis and the exit strategy.
by Philippe Rothlin 2008
3.15
26 ratings
🥱 Workplace Boredom😶 Work Disengagement🎭 Fake Busyness
Dealing with Difficult People
by Roy Lilley • 2001
Seven types of difficult people, one playbook. Spot the pattern, tailor the response, end the drama.
3.24
566
🎭 Difficult Personalities⚡ Workplace Conflict👥 People Management
Dealing with Difficult People Summary
Dealing with Difficult People 88%
Seven types of difficult people, one playbook. Spot the pattern, tailor the response, end the drama.
by Roy Lilley 2001
3.24
566 ratings
🎭 Difficult Personalities⚡ Workplace Conflict👥 People Management
Managing Up
by Mary Abbajay • 2018
Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.
3.77
876
🔼 Managing Upward🧩 Personality Types💬 Workplace Communication
Managing Up Summary
Managing Up 88%
Your boss won't change. Learn to read their style and adapt so your career thrives anyway.
by Mary Abbajay 2018
3.77
876 ratings
🔼 Managing Upward🧩 Personality Types💬 Workplace Communication
Working with Difficult People
by Amy Cooper Hakim • 1990
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
3.24
190
🏢 Workplace Relationships😤 Difficult Personalities🤝 Conflict Resolution
Working with Difficult People Summary
Working with Difficult People 88%
How to disarm the ten types of difficult coworkers and keep your sanity intact.
by Amy Cooper Hakim 1990
3.24
190 ratings
🏢 Workplace Relationships😤 Difficult Personalities🤝 Conflict Resolution
Managing Your Manager
by Gonzague Dufour • 2010
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
3.52
132
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses
Managing Your Manager Summary
Managing Your Manager 88%
Six boss types, one playbook: turn the manager you have into the career you want.
by Gonzague Dufour 2010
3.52
132 ratings
🪜 Managing Up♟️ Office Politics😤 Difficult Bosses
Debugging Teams
by Brian W. Fitzpatrick • 2015
Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.
4.07
788
🏗️ Engineering Management🏢 Software Culture🛠️ Servant Leadership
Debugging Teams Summary
Debugging Teams 88%
Your team's biggest bug is not in the repo. The debugging tools you actually need.
by Brian W. Fitzpatrick 2015
4.07
788 ratings
🏗️ Engineering Management🏢 Software Culture🛠️ Servant Leadership
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success
by Tessa White • 2023
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
4.26
550
🧭 Career Strategy🏛️ Office Politics📢 Self-Advocacy
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success Summary
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success 88%
What your manager won't teach you about getting paid, promoted, and heard at work.
by Tessa White 2023
4.26
550 ratings
🧭 Career Strategy🏛️ Office Politics📢 Self-Advocacy
Monkey Business
by John Rolfe • 2000
Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.
3.97
6k+
🪙 Investment Banking☣️ Toxic Workplaces🤡 Career Disillusionment
Monkey Business Summary
Monkey Business 88%
Private jets, $209,000 bonuses, and a copy center that could destroy you. Two bankers tell all.
by John Rolfe 2000
3.97
6k+ ratings
🪙 Investment Banking☣️ Toxic Workplaces🤡 Career Disillusionment
How to Work with Complicated People
by Ryan Leak • 2025
Most work misery comes from a few people. Here is how to make those relationships work.
4.00
654
🧩 Difficult Colleagues🕊️ Conflict Resolution🪞 Self-Awareness At Work
How to Work with Complicated People Summary
How to Work with Complicated People 88%
Most work misery comes from a few people. Here is how to make those relationships work.
by Ryan Leak 2025
4.00
654 ratings
🧩 Difficult Colleagues🕊️ Conflict Resolution🪞 Self-Awareness At Work
Startup
by Doree Shafrir • 2017
A New York startup journalist discovers the CEO's harassment, and the story could destroy them all.
3.34
10k+
🚀 Startup Satire💼 Workplace Novel👁️ Multiple Perspectives
Startup Summary
Startup 88%
A New York startup journalist discovers the CEO's harassment, and the story could destroy them all.
by Doree Shafrir 2017
3.34
10k+ ratings
🚀 Startup Satire💼 Workplace Novel👁️ Multiple Perspectives
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People
by Renée Evenson • 2013
Scripted lines for tough workplace conflicts, delivered calmly without burning bridges.
3.39
1k+
💼 Workplace Communication🤝 Conflict Resolution💬 Difficult Conversations
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People Summary
Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People 88%
Scripted lines for tough workplace conflicts, delivered calmly without burning bridges.
by Renée Evenson 2013
3.39
1k+ ratings
💼 Workplace Communication🤝 Conflict Resolution💬 Difficult Conversations
Generations at Work
by Ron Zemke • 1999
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
3.92
188
👥 Generational Diversity🏢 Workplace Dynamics💬 Office Communication
Generations at Work Summary
Generations at Work 88%
Four generations now share the workplace. A guide to turning their friction into strength.
by Ron Zemke 1999
3.92
188 ratings
👥 Generational Diversity🏢 Workplace Dynamics💬 Office Communication
Beyond Bullshit
by Samuel A. Culbert • 2007
Your boss's bullshit isn't a lie. Ending it takes two-way candor, not blunt honesty.
3.20
60
💼 Corporate Bullshit🗣️ Organizational Communication🏢 Workplace Culture
Beyond Bullshit Summary
Beyond Bullshit 88%
Your boss's bullshit isn't a lie. Ending it takes two-way candor, not blunt honesty.
by Samuel A. Culbert 2007
3.20
60 ratings
💼 Corporate Bullshit🗣️ Organizational Communication🏢 Workplace Culture
Dealing with Difficult People
by Harvard Business Review • 2007
Diagnose conflict before you act: hot fights and cold shoulders each need a different playbook.
3.66
1k+
💥 Workplace Conflict💬 Difficult Conversations🧊 Passive Aggression
Dealing with Difficult People Summary
Dealing with Difficult People 88%
Diagnose conflict before you act: hot fights and cold shoulders each need a different playbook.
by Harvard Business Review 2007
3.66
1k+ ratings
💥 Workplace Conflict💬 Difficult Conversations🧊 Passive Aggression
The Good Fight
by Liane Davey • 2019
Conflict avoidance is wired in childhood. Your team pays the price. A method for rewiring it.
4.11
143
🔥 Workplace Conflict🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Difficult Conversations
The Good Fight Summary
The Good Fight 88%
Conflict avoidance is wired in childhood. Your team pays the price. A method for rewiring it.
by Liane Davey 2019
4.11
143 ratings
🔥 Workplace Conflict🏢 Organizational Culture💬 Difficult Conversations
The Factory
by Hiroko Oyamada • 2010
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
3.30
12k+
🏭 Workplace Absurdism🌫️ Quiet Surrealism💼 Corporate Ennui
The Factory Summary
The Factory 88%
She shreds paper all day in a factory that holds a city inside it and reveals nothing.
by Hiroko Oyamada 2010
3.30
12k+ ratings
🏭 Workplace Absurdism🌫️ Quiet Surrealism💼 Corporate Ennui
The Burnout Epidemic
by Jennifer Moss • 2021
Six systemic failures cause burnout. None live inside the employee; all are fixable by leadership.
3.71
714
🏢 Workplace Culture🧠 Organizational Psychology🔥 Burnout Prevention
The Burnout Epidemic Summary
The Burnout Epidemic 88%
Six systemic failures cause burnout. None live inside the employee; all are fixable by leadership.
by Jennifer Moss 2021
3.71
714 ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture🧠 Organizational Psychology🔥 Burnout Prevention
3 Vital Questions
by David Emerald • 2019
Stop reacting to drama and start creating outcomes: the three questions that refocus your workplace.
4.22
144
⚔️ Workplace Conflict🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Emotional Intelligence
3 Vital Questions Summary
3 Vital Questions 88%
Stop reacting to drama and start creating outcomes: the three questions that refocus your workplace.
by David Emerald 2019
4.22
144 ratings
⚔️ Workplace Conflict🏢 Organizational Culture🧠 Emotional Intelligence
The Demon of Unrest
by Erik Larson • 2024
Silos are structural, not personal. One shared priority can break what team building never touches.
4.17
62k+
🧱 Organizational Silos🚧 Team Dysfunction🧭 Strategic Clarity
The Demon of Unrest Summary
The Demon of Unrest 88%
Silos are structural, not personal. One shared priority can break what team building never touches.
by Erik Larson 2024
4.17
62k+ ratings
🧱 Organizational Silos🚧 Team Dysfunction🧭 Strategic Clarity
The Unicorn Project
by Gene Kim • 2019
Scapegoated for a payroll crash, an engineer is exiled to a doomed project where nothing ships.
4.06
10k+
📚 Business Novel✊ Workplace Rebellion🏢 Office Politics
The Unicorn Project Summary
The Unicorn Project 88%
Scapegoated for a payroll crash, an engineer is exiled to a doomed project where nothing ships.
by Gene Kim 2019
4.06
10k+ ratings
📚 Business Novel✊ Workplace Rebellion🏢 Office Politics
Secrets to Winning at Office Politics
by Marie G. McIntyre • 2005
Power at work belongs to those who stop wishing for fairness and start understanding leverage.
4.04
812
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics⚡ Power And Influence
Secrets to Winning at Office Politics Summary
Secrets to Winning at Office Politics 88%
Power at work belongs to those who stop wishing for fairness and start understanding leverage.
by Marie G. McIntyre 2005
4.04
812 ratings
🏢 Office Politics🔄 Workplace Dynamics⚡ Power And Influence
Slack
by Tom DeMarco • 2001
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
4.02
2k+
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout
Slack Summary
Slack 88%
Efficiency that cuts every buffer leaves organizations that can sprint but never pivot.
by Tom DeMarco 2001
4.02
2k+ ratings
🔄 Organizational Change⏳ Efficiency Critique🔥 Overwork And Burnout
Resolving Conflicts at Work
by Kenneth Cloke • 2011
Workplace conflict isn't the problem. Ten strategies for finding the real one hiding underneath.
3.79
132
🕊️ Conflict Resolution🤝 Mediation Skills🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Resolving Conflicts at Work Summary
Resolving Conflicts at Work 88%
Workplace conflict isn't the problem. Ten strategies for finding the real one hiding underneath.
by Kenneth Cloke 2011
3.79
132 ratings
🕊️ Conflict Resolution🤝 Mediation Skills🧠 Emotional Intelligence
Managing Narcissists, Blamers, Dramatics and More...
by Mark Murphy • 2019
When blame flies or drama explodes, the exact words that keep you calm and in control.
4.07
193
💥 Workplace Conflict🗣️ Communication Scripts🧩 Personality Types
Managing Narcissists, Blamers, Dramatics and More... Summary
Managing Narcissists, Blamers, Dramatics and More... 88%
When blame flies or drama explodes, the exact words that keep you calm and in control.
by Mark Murphy 2019
4.07
193 ratings
💥 Workplace Conflict🗣️ Communication Scripts🧩 Personality Types
The Unspoken Rules
by Gorick Ng • 2021
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
4.24
1k+
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation
The Unspoken Rules Summary
The Unspoken Rules 88%
Your boss is always asking three questions about you. The answers determine your career.
by Gorick Ng 2021
4.24
1k+ ratings
🌱 Early Career🏢 Workplace Dynamics🧭 Career Navigation
Exit Interview
by Kristi Coulter • 2023
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
4.14
7k+
💻 Tech Industry🏢 Corporate Culture⚖️ Gender Bias At Work
Exit Interview Summary
Exit Interview 87%
Amazon promised a meritocracy. For women, ambition demanded a second full-time job: survival.
by Kristi Coulter 2023
4.14
7k+ ratings
💻 Tech Industry🏢 Corporate Culture⚖️ Gender Bias At Work
The Unwritten Laws of Business
by W.J. King • 1944
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
3.99
5k+
🏢 Workplace Ethics🏛️ Office Politics🛡️ Professional Integrity
The Unwritten Laws of Business Summary
The Unwritten Laws of Business 87%
The 1944 classic that still governs the modern office: everyday rules no employee handbook contains.
by W.J. King 1944
3.99
5k+ ratings
🏢 Workplace Ethics🏛️ Office Politics🛡️ Professional Integrity
Ask a Manager
by Alison Green • 2018
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
3.91
2k+
💬 Workplace Communication📋 Management Advice🧭 Career Guidance
Ask a Manager Summary
Ask a Manager 87%
Every workplace problem is a conversation you are avoiding. Here is exactly what to say.
by Alison Green 2018
3.91
2k+ ratings
💬 Workplace Communication📋 Management Advice🧭 Career Guidance
The Joy of Work
by Bruce Daisley • 2019
Your workday crept to 9.5 hours: 30 science-backed ways to reclaim your time, team, and sanity.
3.81
794
🏢 Workplace Culture🤝 Team Dynamics🧯 Burnout Prevention
The Joy of Work Summary
The Joy of Work 87%
Your workday crept to 9.5 hours: 30 science-backed ways to reclaim your time, team, and sanity.
by Bruce Daisley 2019
3.81
794 ratings
🏢 Workplace Culture🤝 Team Dynamics🧯 Burnout Prevention
Socrate au pays des process
by Julia Funès (de) • 2017
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
3.50
22
🏢 Corporate Culture🏛️ Workplace Philosophy🧠 Applied Philosophy
Socrate au pays des process Summary
Socrate au pays des process 87%
Your job replaced thinking with process and meaning with metrics. Philosophers saw it coming.
by Julia Funès (de) 2017
3.50
22 ratings
🏢 Corporate Culture🏛️ Workplace Philosophy🧠 Applied Philosophy
Stupeur et tremblements
by Amélie Nothomb • 1999
A Belgian joins a Tokyo firm fluent in Japanese; her first assignment is silence.
3.75
47k+
🖋️ Autofiction🏢 Workplace Satire🇯🇵 Expat In Japan
Stupeur et tremblements Summary
Stupeur et tremblements 87%
A Belgian joins a Tokyo firm fluent in Japanese; her first assignment is silence.
by Amélie Nothomb 1999
3.75
47k+ ratings
🖋️ Autofiction🏢 Workplace Satire🇯🇵 Expat In Japan
Thanks for the Feedback
by Douglas Stone • 2014
When feedback stings, you stop hearing it. Skills for receiving criticism without shutting down.
4.05
10k+
💼 Workplace Communication🔄 Feedback Culture🧘 Emotional Regulation
Thanks for the Feedback Summary
Thanks for the Feedback 87%
When feedback stings, you stop hearing it. Skills for receiving criticism without shutting down.
by Douglas Stone 2014
4.05
10k+ ratings
💼 Workplace Communication🔄 Feedback Culture🧘 Emotional Regulation
I Hope This Finds You Well
by Natalie Sue • 2024
She's the office nobody. Now she can read everyone's emails. Even the cute HR guy's.
3.73
136k+
🎭 Workplace Dramedy💼 Office Romance😰 Social Anxiety
I Hope This Finds You Well Summary
I Hope This Finds You Well 87%
She's the office nobody. Now she can read everyone's emails. Even the cute HR guy's.
by Natalie Sue 2024
3.73
136k+ ratings
🎭 Workplace Dramedy💼 Office Romance😰 Social Anxiety
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