“When you're 'recruiting' people in temporary positions for the firm (short-term contracts, free-lancers, etc.) treat them well: remember, they're the only ones who actually do any work.” PeopleWellsRememberTermWorkBusinessPositionTreatsFirmEtcTemporaryContractsShort Term Book:Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay Source: Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay
“Culture, which by definition serves no purpose, has now found a role as the consort of business. Right off the bat we have a beached whale, since there is nothing that disdains culture as much as business does. ... In fact, 'corporate culture' is nothing more than the crystallization of the stupidity of a group of people at a given moment.” PeopleDoeMomentsFactsPurposeCultureFoundGivenBusinessRolesGroupsDefinitionsStupidityCorporateBatsWhalesDisdainCorporate Culture Author:Corinne Maier
“The more big business talks about something, the less of it there is. For example, it 'values' jobs just at the moment when they disappear; it revels in 'autonomy' when in fact you have to fill out forms in triplicate for the slightest trifle and ask the advice of six people to make insignificant decisions; it harps on 'ethics' while believing in absolutely nothing.” PeopleBelieveMomentsFactsBigsJobsFormValuesAsksDecisionBusinessAdviceExampleSixEthicsDisappearAutonomyInsignificantTriflesAbsolutely NothingBig BusinessHarps Book:Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay Source: Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay