{"product_id":"9781846682148","title":"The Real Office: All the Office Questions You Never Dared Ask","description":"\u003cp\u003eProblems at work? Lucy Kellaway has the answers:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Should I tell my boss what I think of him?”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“How can I be more political and still be myself?”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I have to sack my friend or fire someone better.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“I am a foreigner and my views are ignored.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are typical conundrums faced by many of us, and just a few of the hundreds sent every week to Lucy Kellaway’s popular “agony aunt” column in the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Whether it’s a problem of working with an ex-lover, firing a litigious employee, or dealing with accusations of racism, Kellaway’s advice is always simple and practical, and essential reading for those trying to cope with troublesome co-workers. Better still, there is the wisdom, rage, expertise, and folly of the managers and self-appointed experts who add their thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy Kellaway\u003c\/b\u003e is the management columnist at the \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She was Columnist of the Year in 2006, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eSense and Nonsense in the Office\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartin Lukes: Who Moved My BlackBerry?\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS - Profile Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039202492656,"sku":"9781846682148","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846682148_p0.jpg?v=1763746400","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846682148","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}