There's No I in Office: 4293 Meaningless Phrases to Keep Your Coworkers Smiling While Avoiding Actual Conversation

By Paul Koehorst and Jacob Lentz

Book Overview

'This is the Michael Jordan of books.' -Adam Carolla'Completely and totally unwittingly, Paul Koehorst and Jacob Lentz have written perhaps the most important new business book since Who Moved My Cheese? ' -Jim Cramer, Mad Money with Jim Cramer Like 'em, hate 'em or simply too busy to deal with 'em, you're going to end up face to face with 'em in the elevator, at the water cooler and around every cubicle: friendly, talkative coworkers. Ignore them and they'll think you're conceited and make your job miserable. Talk to them and you'll waste valuable time or even worse-end up in a burdensome friendship.The ultimate business book parody, There's No I in Office provides a solution to this conundrum of office politics so brilliant that it's just stupid enough to actually work. Packed with meaningless things to say in any work situation, these 4293 clever little phrases will amuse your coworkers without starting a real conversation. It's your ticket to becoming a beloved stranger to everyone in the office.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569757011
• ISBN13: 9781569757017
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Ulysses Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

are these objective reviews?

Why does it seem like these 5-star reviews were all written by the authors or their friends? Just sayin'. I gave it 5 stars too, because what do I know?

Toss Out "What Color is Your Parachute" and Get "There's No I in Office!"

In this appalling economy, if you still have your job, "There's No I in Office" by Jacob Lentz and Paul Koehorst, will help you keep it, providing strategies to help you put up with all those bothersome coworkers who, much to your disappointment, also somehow stayed at their post. If, however, you are among the unfortunate group of Americans who has been "pink slipped," read this book. It will actually make you glad you are now eating "Chili Mac" for dinner, again. It might even remind you that you're relieved to no longer have that massive expense account forcing you and annoying coworkers to spend even more time together after work having cocktails and pretending you like each other. In fact, forget, "What Color is Your Parachute" and all those other nauseating books that your therapist keeps recommending to help you "find yourself". What you need is laughter. This book will provide it, and might even make you look at your crappy, unemployed existence, like a blessed event.

Just what I needed to read during this tough job market!!

One word of advice: If you want to keep your job, read "there's not I in office"; it will truly help you survive in the work environment. This book would have avoided me those awkward moments when I did not know what to say and did not say anything at all, and best of all, it would have avoided me the painful experience of saying something that came back to hunt me! After reading "there's not I in office" by Jacob Lentz and Paul Koehorst, I will never be caught off guard anymore, and with all their skillful catchy phrases, I will not longer be titled antisocial, boring or stock up by my nosy coworkers and boss! If at the office you want to blend in without bleeding in, this is your book!

What did you do last night?

Hilarious responses included in the book to this time old question include: *Stared at walls *Math equations *I went on a 15 pub crawl *I inappropriately hit on the girl in the drive-thru *The pet bear needed washing, so that was about it *You may have noticed that the Joker didn't manage to poison the city's water supply last night. I hope that answers your question Ever find yourself saying the same things over and over again? If you are looking to liven up your work-speak repetoire, and look like a comedic genius in the process, pick up a copy of There's No "I" in office! Another gem: "Can I ask you a personal question?" -"Nothing would make me happier or more uncomfortable!" "In the breakroom" or "at the vending machine" are also landmines of comedic potential :)

Usefularious

Really good and super funny. And useful. How many times have you found yourself in a full-blown conversation about je ne sais quoi with a coworker for the singular sake of civility, mentally ticking off the burgeoning opportunity cost? No, you're not shallow; you just understand that this life is finite. People who pick up this book will find they owe Lentz and Koehorst a bit of thanks for freeing up all that time which can be reallocated to longer bathroom breaks, personal phone calls, and eating.