The Cubicle Job Employee Manual - Unauthorized Version
This Employee Manual is for you, my friend. If you are like me, a wage
slave in a cubicle job, you need someone on your side. How do you stay
motivated? How to get a raise, a promotion, a better job, a better
life? These are deep philosophical questions that have been considered
by the best minds for centuries. The answer is ... sorry, got to take
this call, I'll get back to you after my 3:00 meeting. I promise.
The usual corporate employee manual starts with a description of Your
Corporation, its grand history, its great products and people, blah,
blah, blah. Then their Mission Statement, which is always incomprehensible bullshit. Truthfully it should just say "We will do just about anything legal to maximize our profits, especially our CEOs compensation."
Instead since this Employee Manual is for and about YOU, let's write a personal one, for You, Inc.
So write your own introduction, please:
Hi, I am Inc.
I have many great qualities, such as:
and
My achievements are totally awesome, I will exaggerate them here:
My Personal Mission Statement:
en·cu´·bi·cled
[en-kyoo'-bi-kuhld]
-adj
Physically enclosed within an office cubicle.
Metaphysically trapped within the confines of an cubicle job,
with little hope of escape, except for coffee breaks.
Regarding a state of mind, where normality means commuting long
distances to toil for many hours within a small box-like
structure. Similar to cows voluntarily coming back to their stalls to
be milked each day. Flatulence is usually involved in both cases.
Now there are many other things that belong in our Cubicle Job
Employee Manual. Way too many for one web page, unless you like those
really long "sales letter" types of pages.
How did we end up sitting on our butts all day, staring at a computer
within a box with a missing side? To ponder this, we could first
understand the history
of our beloved office cubicle.
OK, so we have a cubicle job. Can we at least pimp up the work area a
bit? Check out
Cubicle Usage. It is an Owner's Manual, with ideas on options and
accessories, ergonomics, and silly products. Some people want even
more than cubbies and adjustable table heights (you always want
more!). Ever considered if your cubicle is in need of Feng Shui
modifications, or at least personalization that might improve your
mood or motivation? See Cubicle
Decor.
Did I hear you say you want to kill that guy on the other side of the
partition that uses speaker-phone all day long? Simmer down, we need to address our manners and means of interacting with our
coworkers. Especially that guy he needs some Cubicle
Etiquette.
Cubicle
Work Some people do what they love, the rest of us work for
a paycheck. Here are some ideas to make that paycheck larger, your
cubicle work more enjoyable.
Biznish 101 Learn to speak and act like a real executive.