Burst out of the corporate lavatory
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Those of us who aren't Ben Fanning might see: corporate jet ride + stuck riding on the toilet seat = humiliation. Ben Fanning sees: corporate jet ride + stuck riding on the toilet seat = MBA tuition.

Read Fannings The Quit Alternative for a blueprint on how to create  not find  the job you love. Fanning parses the stay or leave dilemma with humor and wisdom. Fanning  who holds 16 years of experience with companies including Russell Athletic, The Sports Authority, DHL and Honeywell  gives advice on how to do the thing he himself has done. Create, not find, the job you love.

The book, with foreword by New York Times best-selling author Chris Brogan, unfolds in three sections: engage with the potential of your current job; cultivate work that inspires you; and create and sustain the job you love. The pages move quickly, unlike the days at a job you hate.

Maybe what the book does best is illuminate the possibilities hidden in the corners of our work lives. And when Fanning shines the light, it turns out that what we thought were corners were actually passageways not only to deeper satisfaction and happiness, but also to more efficiency.

The Quit Alternative is a blueprint, playbook, inspirational text. Its loaded with personal examples from his own work experiences in Fortune 500 companies, and from his coaching of others as chief burnout officer.

Fanning holds an undergraduate degree from Alabama and an MBA from Georgia Tech. Hes also hilarious. (To wit, get the book and read more about the corporate flight to Latin America.) You also have the chance to get to know Fanning personally (as I do; he is my first cousin) through his site and business, BenFanning.com.

But back to the book, which is full of practical helps. For example, in a chapter on making your work environment a more inspiring place, he writes: Instead of putting your money where your mouth is, try putting your mouth where your heart is. A needed word for all of us.

Or let Fanning demonstrate how the e-mail subject line Please Respond ASAP was inadequate, but the subject line Your job and mine could be at stake indeed got the job done.

In plain language, The Quit Alternative is a book that makes sense. Its ideas ring true; the problem is we don't even try to ring the bell. Why? Bad habits. Fear. Lack of imagination.

So let Fanning be your guide. Take his hand and burst out of the corporate lavatory and into the fresh air  breathed by those whove created a job they love.
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Yes, My lovely coworker was going nuts trying to figure out why his mouse was wiggin out!!
What made it worse was that he hushed me out and I thought he was on an important call, no, He was with Tech support.
It took him 1 hour to figure it out.. He might say two but whose counting when the jokes on you!!
HILARIOUS> I was on the floor, I was Red from laughter,( Hard to do) I think I did a million crunches with my belly laughs off of his frustration. He was so mad at me once he realized that I was the thorn in his side. I  wasn't aloud to be in the same room with him for 2 days. Worth it!!  Worth it and More Worth it!!
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I was one of those people that do not regularly go to the bathroom. Even after a night of drinking and eating bad food i still didn't have the morning poop! my co worker gave me 5 of these tea bags and told me make sure I put it in a larger coffee mug so i know how it effects my body( i recommend doing that too)! I had it in the larger coffee mug and I just farted a couple time...no pooping! i decided to be dangerous and use a regular size coffee mug that same day and half way through the cup i was fast walking to the bathroom! this works wonders! I took a couple trips to the bathroom and it was just flowing out. you are shocked at how much waste you let out! I did have bad cramps when taking it but i would say it was worth it! i kind of got excited because it is more stuff coming out. I do not know how this didn't work for some people. i did have to use two tea bags to get some kind of result from it though. i also suggest some kind of wet wipe...i wiped my ass so much it is raw now. Drink lots of water!!
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Kissing the Corporate Frog is a must read for all employees working in most medium to large sized companies. As a corporative executive who has made his way from the bottom of the barrel, I can say that Marilyn's take on corporate life is well spoken and will be well received for years to come. A book that transcends the last few decades of life in corporate America.
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This package was so intensely chemical in nature it made everyone in my office feel like they were choking. I have no idea why the odor was so overwhelming. When it arrived, I could barely handle the smell. It permeated my whole workplace and all my colleagues were feeling ill! Be forewarned that one of these boxes has something really really strong in it. If you are at all sensitive to chemical smells...this is to be avoided.
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I loved it so much I thought I had a fart-attack!  Turns out the only attack made was to my underwear in the form of a fecal matter splatter.  I had a diarrhea accident.  I can only read it in the bathroom now.
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Very effective at getting men to actually STOP before entering a rest room that female employees are cleaning. Before this sign, a man came into the restroom, walked right past the cleaning cart that was blocking the doorway and started using the urinal.  My female employee exited immediately and reported the incident to me.  I brought it up to the customer and I ordered this sign. It works. (If it didn't I'd give my employee a taser to use on the inconsiderate man at the urinal next time. And tell her to aim where she wanted).
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Interesting First Person Account by the manager involved
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After reading the reviews I just had to find out if those reviews about the gastrointestinal corruption were true. They are. I ate about 15 bears and they were delicious. But in just under an hour I made my first "duck waddle shuffle" to the porcelain princess. I knew exactly what was going on. What commenced when I hadn't even sat down yet was indescribable. The foul-smelling projectile gush of goo shot out and filled my Hanes. I pulled them off and tossed them into the shower stall. Quickly sitting down, the next tsunami hit. Toilet water splashed up my back, and onto the back of the toilet tank. After 35 minutes I had flushed 11 times and I felt genuinely violated (if my toilet could speak it would concur with me). There was stuff coming out of me that I ate at my wedding in 2002. I had lost 7 lbs. without Nutri-System or Jenny Craig and I saved money doing it.
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Most of the book is written as a story about an advertising account executive who's having a hard time at work and feels like he's right about to lose his job. That made it interesting and very easy to read. There are a few nuggets of wisdom. However, I wouldn't put it on the same level as some of my other favorite books, like "Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life".

Nonetheless, at a mere 140 pages, it was worth reading, and I think it'll impact my thinking going forward. For instance, have you ever experienced being really excited about starting a new job, but then feeling like you were right about to quit (or on the verge of getting fired) once reality hit, and you realized it was going to be a lot harder than you originally thought? It talks a lot about coping with that.

Disclaimer: The book was given to me.
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Well from what I can say, being an employee in the corporate environment, this book is pretty entertaining. A lot of the humor in this little "guide" seems like something out of the movie Office Space. It basically details how to do as little as possible, while getting credit for as much as possible, in the most humorous way. If you've ever worked, still work, or want to work in the corporate world, take a look at this for a quick laugh.
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Anne Wyatt is tried of working in the fast-paced corporate world of deadlines and a demanding boss. Lucky for Anne she has been offered an out. She has accepted a position as a Public Relations Representative for St. Bartholomew's hospital in San Francisco, California. Now all Anne has to do is find the courage to turn in her notice. Before She can do so her boss, Mitch calls a staff meeting. He informs the employees that the company isn't doing so good and that he has to cut one employee. He does tell them that the employee will not leave empty handed. The employee will be given a nice severance package. Mitch will make his decision by the end of the day.

Anne sees this as the perfect opportunity to get Mitch to fire her, so that she can leave with a nice chunk of money. Unfortunately she is not the only one thinking the same thing. This is going to be one crazy day; as everyone does everything in their powers to do the worse job ever. Because whoever gets fired will come out the winner.

Fire Me: A Tale of Scheming, Dreaming, and Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places is a quick, fun, light-hearted read. During hard times like we are currently in, this is the type of book you need to read. Anne is the star of this story. She goes way above and beyond to get fired from curling her hair during a meeting, to taking numerous breaks, giving out her boss's phone numbers including his personal line and cell phone, and to finally even taking up smoking indoors to try and set off the water sprinkers! While all of these things were funny, I was expecting to laugh my head off. I do have to say though that for having read Fire Me as my first book by Libby Malin, I would gladly read others.
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What a way to die. This short story is about a small drilling company that sells out to a competitor and what happens to the employees.  If this was to truly happen,  I would venture to think that CEO's would manage very differently.
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Do not, I repeat, NOT read this book when you have a full bladder, mouth full of hot coffee or in a very serious business meeting that you should be paying attention at. However, you must read this any other occasion. It is a hilarious collection of parenting observations by some really funny folks on Twitter. I cracked up the entire way reading it. Then made my husband read it. Then made my mother read it. You get the idea. Loved it!
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As an adult, I kept saying "my turn!" and then laughing at the fart-like noise that followed. Good stuff.
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This book took my business to a whole new level.  I was stalled out, felt like I was spinning my wheels, and this book gave me the nuts and bolts that I needed to put my business back in forward motion.  This is definitely a MUST READ.
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How did I live w/out this?  Everyone at my office asks about it.  :)