The Living Dead

Switched Off, Zoned Out - The Shocking Truth About Office Life

David Bolchover

150 pages, parution le 06/10/2005

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THE LIVING DEAD is full of staggering statistics showing that a large proportion of the global workforce is so bored and disillusioned with the workplace that they employ a bewildering range of diversionary tactics to get them through the days, weeks, months and years. Surveys show that:

One in three people has taken class A and B drugs such as ecstasy, cocaine, cannabis and amyl nitrate at work
One in five US workers has had sex with a co-worker during work hours
70% of internet porn sites are accessed during the 9 to 5 working day
One in three midweek visitors to a major UK theme park is pulling a sickie from work
In the UK alone, doctors receive 9 million (equivalent to the entire population of Sweden) 'suspect' requests for sick notes each year
14.6% of US office workers surf the web constantly
Over half the UK's 14.5 million animal owners said that they would need between two and five days off work to grieve for the loss of a treasured pet. 10% said they would need as much as two weeks

Throwing sickies, surfing the web, constant personal emailing, turning up hung-over and serial flirtation with colleagues have become the accepted norm at work. Just why are so many of us so mind-numbingly bored and disengaged with our jobs? THE LIVING DEAD tells us why and shows us how the cycle of disenchantment can be broken.

L'auteur - David Bolchover

David Bolchover writes frequently on business and management issues for The Times and The Sunday Times as well as a number of other national newspapers and specialist publications. His first book, The 90-Minute Manager, outlines the lessons that business managers can learn from football managers. Previously, he was employed for several years in a large office. But now he wants to do something with his life.

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Acknowledgments
Unearthing the Last Taboo
My Life in the Cracks
Money for Nothing
The Quest for Meaning
The Whole Truth and Nothing But
The Invisible Manager
Autopsy and Resurrection
The End of the Corporate Monolith?
Epilogue: The Kiss of Life
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Capstone Publications
Auteur(s)	David Bolchover
Parution	06/10/2005
Nb. de pages	150
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	267g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781841126562
ISBN13	978-1-84112-656-2