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“In the biggest companies, seek out the most useless positions: those in consultancy, appraisal, research, and study. The more useless your position, the less possible it will be to assess your 'contribution to the firm's assets.”

Quote by Corinne Maier

Book:Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay

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Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay

This book delves into the psychological and societal aspects of laziness, challenging the traditional belief that hard work is the key to success. It examines the role of laziness in creativity and innovation, and offers insights into how individuals can harness their natural tendencies to achieve their goals. more

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Corinne Maier is a German author known for her profound insights into history and culture. Her works often explore themes such as gender, power, and social structures. more

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“What you do is ultimately pointless. You could be replaced any day of the week with the first moron who walks in the door. So work as little as possible, and spend a little time (not too much, though) 'selling yourself' and 'networking' so that you will have backup and will be untouchable (and untouched) the next time the company is restructured.”

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“although the typist has disappeared, her work has not: now you do it yourself. ... Since most companies have reduced the managerial ranks, there are fewer and fewer bosses, so you become a manger, his boss, and his secretary all rolled into one.”

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“Business and its logic of productivity have become the reference point in a society that thinks marketing every time it opens its mouth.”

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“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.”

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“The religion of the corporate world is novelty. What is new is always right.”

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“the middle manager is doomed to remain just that. Once an office rat, always an office rat.”

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“Corporations never actually mention 'money'; that would be vulgar. They prefer such words as 'turnover,' 'profit,' 'salary,' 'revenue,' 'budget,' 'premium,' and 'savings,' all much more refined.”

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“Only communist regimes have churned out more jargon than modern business.”

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“any effort at large-scale reorganization - that is, any project spanning more than two years and, more generally, anything that has not already been done - is inevitably doomed to failure.”

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“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.”

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