Tales of Corporate Oppression
While researching Company—I mean, while doing unrelated things in the hope that something would happen that I could use in the book—I heard lots of corporate horror stories. Some funny, some terrifying, most in the same theme: it’s amazing just how clear a company can make it that you’re completely unimportant.
Some of these stories went into my novel, but there are so many others that I’ve created a new web site to capture them: Tales of Corporate Oppression. (Link no longer exists) I want it to become a repository for the best, funniest, and most appalling stories of everyday workplace inhumanity out there.
This is where you come in. If you’ve got a tale, help me get started: jump on in and submit your story. If you don’t, you can still read other people’s tales and vote for them.
In other news, I’ve updated the Company section of this site to include a description of what (more or less) the novel is about. It’s relatively spoiler-free, so should be safe reading… but if you’re one of those people who doesn’t want to know anything at all about it, I applaud you. Assuming you’re motivated by a desire to preserve the mystery, that is, and not because you have no intention of ever reading it. If it’s the latter, I’m not so impressed.
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Thomas (#1221)
Location: Germany
Quote: "One more, and I'm going to consider you my penpal."
Posted: 6709 days ago
I'm gonna read about oppression right away, Sir. Your wish is my command.
Narain (#824)
Location: Los Angeles, right between civilization and a desert
Quote: "NI!"
Posted: 6709 days ago
M. Kilbain Lazer (#1709)
Location: Holland
Quote: "I guess we're awesome"
Posted: 6709 days ago
Luiz Eduardo (#1601)
Location: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Quote: "Guns don't kill people, people kill people"
Posted: 6709 days ago
I also thought that Company was already out in the stores...
Sophie (#891)
Location: Devon
Posted: 6709 days ago
Miles (#1833)
Location: UK
Quote: ""Ask not what you can do for your country, ask what's for lunch" - Orson Welles"
Posted: 6709 days ago
Eric (#1761)
Location: "The seat of Capitalist Power
Posted: 6708 days ago
Max
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "I'm my number one fan!"
Posted: 6708 days ago
Grace (#1225)
Location: Melbourne aka The Cliffs of Insanity
Quote: "I refuse to have a battle of wits with someone who is unarmed."
Posted: 6708 days ago
Or maybe you should try to have a chat with the Great Man.
I'm sure you could swap horrific corporate tales...
Greg Karber (#1568)
Location: gregkarber.com
Posted: 6708 days ago
Bushra (#36)
Location: Fremont, California
Quote: "www.caffeinatedmuslim.com"
Posted: 6708 days ago
mike lietz (#1735)
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posted: 6708 days ago
Tony Quin (#1310)
Location: Plymouth -urgh
Quote: "Yoga is NAILS"
Posted: 6708 days ago
Fabulous!
Picto (#64)
Location: United Kingdom
Quote: "Who is more foolish, the child afraid of the dark or the man afraid of the light? - Maurice Freehill"
Posted: 6703 days ago
Michael (#1299)
Location: Northern California
Quote: "Chugachugachoochoo"
Posted: 6701 days ago
The Quality of concern by a company for it's employees is directly proportionate to the qual;ity of the toilet paper in the restrooms.
If they dont give a damn, you end up with cheap, 1 ply stuff that feels like it's been rejected from newsprint lines. It is harsh, easily tears and may even chaff your hindquarters.
If they care, they will spring the extra 10 cents per roll to give you the cushy, comfortable double ply stuff. Wiping yourself with this TP is so glorious, it's half the reason for going to the restroom. In fact, it's so comfortable that you are likely to carry around a few handfuls in your pocket when you have a cold, because it's softer and more resiliant than kleenex.
If they care a little TOO much about you, in kind of a creepy, stalker-esque, maybe there are cameras watching you right now while some exec scratches himself in a provacative manner, above tissue paper is SCENTED.
AlteraX (#1984)
Location: Portugal
Quote: "My 62 year-old dad is reading Jen Gov. He's an Economist. - 2005"
Posted: 6686 days ago
You have to allow people to preorder Company at the uk branch of Amazon. Loads of EU citizens order from there.
James Travers (#1512)
Location: Callander, Scotland
Quote: "To make cheese penguins you need cheese and penguins."
Posted: 6676 days ago
Alex (#237)
Location: London, England
Quote: "We're today's scrambled creatures, locked in tomorrow's double feature (Bowie)"
Posted: 6672 days ago
It's an Amazon.co.uk zShop called the_book_repository
http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/ts/my-zshop/SOO41RICFL7KH/026-4779252-4316437
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