An invaluable (and laugh-out-loud funny) reference for anyone who works in an office, Inhuman Resources turns the spotlight on the toxic individuals in today's workplace, providing insights into their childhood, character traits, their future demise/success, and most importantly how they spread their poison via office email. Think of it as an antidote to taking a gun to work!
Hell is other people. Real hell is other people in your office.
Every day the office is becoming more and more dangerous. Hard hats are not required, however thick skin must be worn at all times. Bad behaviour, rudeness, mega-dagginess and mercenary ambition is condoned, and often celebrated. Blame is as routine as the morning coffee and the wacky cup it comes in.
To survive in this world you need to identify the threats, and understand the behavioural traits of those around you. Inhuman Resources arms you with a foolproof guide to the office weirdos you will encounter every day, from the pathetic to the dangerous and all the sociopaths in between. They may be sitting at the workstation next to you or chairing tomorrow's budget meeting. You may have even broken banana bread with them just this morning.
All of them need to be identified and ridiculed into oblivion. They are mean, cowardly, devious and utterly repugnant. They are Inhuman Resources.
About Michael Stanford
Michael Stanford entered the office environment as a glue salesman. His co-workers were too stoned to be a threat. Next, his path took him into the world of retail, where he tried to survive as a trouser specialist in the competitive world of corduroy. A year of inside legs later, he was fired by an ambitious suede manager who suggested he didn't have the guts for pants. Catering followed, then hospitality, journalism, media sales, advertising and marketing. Over the years, he was promoted and demoted, embraced and had the life squeezed out of him. He became a manager, a mentor, a boss, one of the 'core management team', and he even ran departments. In truth, they ran him. He has seen the best and worst of behaviour across industries, and across boardroom tables. He has witnessed the demise of people, the collapse of careers, and the suffering of humanity under the harsh glare of a PowerPoint screen. Now he avoids workstations, preferring noisy cafes as his workplace.