{"product_id":"9781469705415","title":"Abused, Victimized, \u0026 Traumatized: An Idiot's Guide to Management","description":"HAVE YOU EVER WORKED FOR AN IDIOT?  While the characters and events in this book are fictitious, most people will point to at least one story and say, \"That happened to me\" or \"I worked for that Idiot.\"  WHY BUY THE BOOK?  The current book presents examples as though a manager would actually adopt these, with this adoption creating an Idiot manager.  A sampling of some lessons for managers:       If you can't dazzle them with brillance,      then confuse them with the absurd.       A happy employee is a conspiring       employee.       When an employee makes an accusation,      ask a question.  This diverts attention      from you and raises the issue of whether      the employee is capable of knowing       anything.       If the company wanted employees to have      personal lives, then it would have      issued personal lives.       Through the use of mental torture, you      can achieve both physical and mental       disturbances in employees, yet, you're      not liable for physical torture.  If you've ever worked for an idiot, then this book will hopefully provide some insight into the making of an idiot manager and in the process provide some laughter.","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129542689008,"sku":"9781469705415","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781469705415_p0.jpg?v=1763700062","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781469705415","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}