Don’t Pick up the Bait
By Barbara Poole
I am writing this tonight on the way to St. Petersburg, Russia. It is a place I never thought I would visit. A world of mystery, harshness, and over-reaching government. Of all the places to find an analogy to life in corporate America, this was the last place I thought I would find it. But there is one. I [...]
Wearing the Paper Dress
By Barbara Poole
So, you go to the doctor for a check-up. Or maybe you’re there to get some tests. Everything’s fine, you’re feeling like you, and things are cool until you get to the office. At some point you get taken into a room and are told to take off your clothes and put on this stupid [...]
Whose Portrait is on Your Paycheck?
By Barbara Poole
How often have you been introduced to someone, and the first question you’re asked is, “What do you do?” Probably more than a few times. It’s a fact of life: people judge others by where they work, and what they earn. In certain circles, people are judged by how many letters of the alphabet they [...]
Escape from Corporate America
By Barbara Poole
With journalistic flair, author Pamela Skillings bares all - the good, the bad, the ugly - and the misery - endured by corporate employees across the United States. Through anecdotes and characters all too painfully real, Pam recounts the corporate life that sent her packing from her own circle of hell in corporate America. Her [...]
The Corporate Rockstar
By Barbara Poole
Just what is going on in the business world? Has cyberspace given license to people all over the universe to lob insults, affronts and other atrocities over the Internet? Where are the wackiest real life headlines culled from the Web and hung out in all their glory? Meet Rodger Roeser, impresario behind the Corporate Rockstar. [...]
What’s The Secret of Work and Life Balance?
By Barbara Poole
“I would have enjoyed getting together, but I did not have the time.” Or, “I wish I had more time with my family, but I haven’t been able to leave work on time in months.” Are these time managment issues? Are they an example of schedules gone wild under the pressure of attempting to combine [...]
