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Why Work Is Weird: An Antidote to the Frustrations of Corporate Life

by Jerry Connor

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A 2004 Gallup pole revealed that 83% of employees are not enjoying their work. This provocative book exposes the truth about work and why it makes people feel so rotten and frustrated. Human beings are social animals. The pressures this creates to conform is particularly obvious in the work environment. The FIFO syndrome ("Fit In or F*** Off") is the most common corporate condition suffered by the majority of workers today, and is the major cause of individual unhappiness. Using the character of the "Work Doctor", the authors examine the syndrome and its consequences for our lives at work. Often, we behave in ways that are strange and unintended - far different from the way we behave outside of the company. This conflict in behaviour and emotions is the main cause of our frustration at work - something which we must understand and cope with if we are to gain satisfaction and improve our performance at work.… (more)
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A 2004 Gallup pole revealed that 83% of employees are not enjoying their work. This provocative book exposes the truth about work and why it makes people feel so rotten and frustrated. Human beings are social animals. The pressures this creates to conform is particularly obvious in the work environment. The FIFO syndrome ("Fit In or F*** Off") is the most common corporate condition suffered by the majority of workers today, and is the major cause of individual unhappiness. Using the character of the "Work Doctor", the authors examine the syndrome and its consequences for our lives at work. Often, we behave in ways that are strange and unintended - far different from the way we behave outside of the company. This conflict in behaviour and emotions is the main cause of our frustration at work - something which we must understand and cope with if we are to gain satisfaction and improve our performance at work.

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