{"product_id":"9780989706100","title":"The Weary Optimist: Bad Bosses, Bad Jobs, Bad Sex, and \"The 36 Reasons to Be Glad You Don't Work in Human Resources\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"I rarely find comic novels actually funny, so when I say The Weary Optimist is the funniest book I've read in years, it really means something-I mean truly LOL funny. I even read passages aloud to friends. 'Win-Win' Cheeseley is an unforgettable character who brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Human Resources.'\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Nykanen,winner of four national Emmys for investigative journalism and author of Burn Down the Sky and Carry the Flame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you take a line from the Bertie and Jeeves novels of P.G. Wodehouse, through Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone stories, and the television series The Office, you arrive at Dale Dauten's The Weary Optimist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin the misadventures of HR Director \"Win-Win\" Cheeseley as he deals with his company's CEO, Gerald \"Genghis\" Cone, and Cone's amorous daughter, Carlota, along with harassment complaints, police visits, executive kidnappers, and even Vladimir Putin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeneath the laughs you'll find a wry contemplation of business, capitalism, and modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smythe \u0026 Huddersfield Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029945860336,"sku":"9780989706100","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780989706100_p0.jpg?v=1763892385","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780989706100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}