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Showing posts with label stereotypes. Show all posts
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Thursday, 13 August 2015

Do You Have One Of These In Your Office? The Office Stinker!

The Office Zoo: A Field Guide to Office Animal Observation
 
The Office Stinker!
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There is usually at least one Office Stinker. No one likes to say anything in case they offend the stench-originating party. So why is it okay for this stench-emitting individual to offend everyone’s nostrils on a daily basis? The aroma of rotten sprouts, body odour and general death fills the air and everyone tolerates it because they fear offending the stink-acious individual! Come on!!! Really? Instead of confronting the stink originator, everyone makes faces or discusses the rancid aroma in non-stink-infested locations around the office or in the toilet. The fact that people escape to a lavatory to avoid a stink may alert you that something has gone seriously wrong! Subtle hints do nothing to alert this individual to their insidious smog. A surround of air-freshener plug-ins will not change the awkward truth – this person stinks!
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In truth, someone should provide the stinker with the truth that something horrible is taking place around them or being discharged from them. That courageous someone (who is kind and honest – the office straight down the line/ give it between the eyes) needs to deliver the news politely. ‘Please Office-stinker wash your undercarriage/smell-emitting orifices or leave!
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Through careful observation, I have noticed there seems to be two factions of office stink. There are those who do not wash properly or at all. They have a tendency to violate nostrils on a continual basis and over a time-period. You know when they are in the office because there is a waft of rancid bodily odour with a hint of sour garlic. Strangely they appear completely  unaware of how bad they smell, yet have not worked out that shower gel and water applied one’s body on a daily basis increases the number of people who to talk to them. What’s more, greasy hair slicked to ones face can be transformed by using shampoo, a beautiful luxury that makes one’s hair clean and shiny! The other benefit is that one can flick one’s hair without experiencing a soggy slap to the face.
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The Office Stinker unfortunately never recognised the above body cleaning revelations; instead, those poor blighters who sit in close proximity become accustomed to such a smog, stuff tissue up their nostrils or wear scarves to cover their noses. Appearing like a bandit on a daily basis does not do much for one’s self-esteem or provide the ‘bandity’ individual with a bonus. In truth, this violation to human nasal rights is not fair! Those harassed by nasal invasion dream about an allocated stinker’s desk located outside the building or on a remote island so that fellow workers can concentrate rather than gag!
 
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BUYERS MAKE THE BEST LOVERS - NO ONE TOLD YOU THAT DID THEY?

OFFICE ZOO LINK TO AMAZON.COM Link: http://amzn.com/B013N51MNCThe Office Zoo: A Field Guide to Office Animal Observation

LINKS TO AMAZON.COM:
Labyrinthine: Interior Worlds, Book 1
LABYRINTHINE AMAZON.COM LINK: Link: http://amzn.com/B012FAYI5U
A Short Course In Creative Writing: A compilation of lessons
A SHORT COURSE IN CREATIVE WRITING LINK: Link: http://amzn.com/B01390THLK
Money Farm
MONEY FARM LINK TO AMAZON.COM :Link: http://amzn.com/B010F04W9O
I thought I may as well add the most recent Money Farm review... Love it!
 
on July 13, 2015
Gillian’s world is turned upside down when she is unexpectedly ‘released’ from her job. Her government funding is revoked after the board decides they did not like a paper she wrote on ‘Reactants, resistance, reflexivity and reversal in times of financial and social hardship.’

All of a suddenly her secure life has gone. What will she do? All around her people are getting into debt, being encouraged to spend more than they have, buy things they don’t need. Possessions are everything, all that matters. Why? How had the world gotten into this state, and why didn’t the powers that be want to hear what she had to say?

Not taking her redundancy laying down Gillian’s resolve hardens as she actively strives to understand the financial system and money handling. Living on her savings whilst looking for a job, she soon discovers that it won’t be long before she is homeless.

But what about M.O.N.E.Y? The people who work for M.O.N.E.Y live at the Money Farm, which was a series of huge walled islands, linked by bridges, which has been in existence for over 200 years. Gillian becomes obsessed with the M.O.N.E.Y concept. Who are these people, how are they chosen? M.O.N.E.Y is totally self-sufficient, secretive, she has to know more.

How do you become part of M.O.N.E.Y, this amazing organisation whose employees themselves are intriguing?

Then, one day she follows a M.O.N.E.Y employee out of a shop and asks the man the leading question “How do I become one of you?”

This simple question, and his reply changes her life forever.

As she trains and is inducted into the world of M.O.N.E.Y, Gillian soon discovers that she has in fact been chosen. Her militant nature and questioning attitude allows her to think outside the box. However, I wondered, as the story progressed, did M.O.N.E.Y have any idea of what her impact would be?

This was a fascinating book, deep and very thought provoking, it made you wonder…

I will certainly be looking out for more very interesting books by this talented author.

Tuesday, 11 August 2015

Do You Have One of These in Your Office? The Office Hypochondriac!

The Office Zoo: A Field Guide to Office Animal Observation 
THE OFFICE ZOO AUDIO Link: http://amzn.com/B013N51MNC

 
In celebration of The Office Zoo being released on Audible, ITunes and on Audio Amazon - here is another office animal that you may well recognise. I am convinced that every office has one!

The Office Victim / Hypochondriac
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This is the person who always has a problem. It may simply be an ache, a sore leg, a headache or just something to gain sympathy. This character falls into the Office Victim category. To alert you of their need for sympathy they will limp, look sad or huff loudly. There is always a drama and something to demonstrate life is unfair for them or that life short-changed them. What is interesting is how they select certain people to follow and off-load onto. Their main purpose is to gain energy/power through receiving sympathy and attention. They are like human-energy leaches. Watch how the person they offload on usually comes away looking grey or like someone put a hoover in their mouth and sucked the life out of them.
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Being aware of the office victim/hypochondriac is the first step in avoidance. You must realise that whatever you do YOU CANNOT MAKE THEM BETTER OR SAVE THEM! The best strategy is to introduce them to a fellow office victim / hypochondriac so they can out ‘woe’ each other. The ultimate outcome of this is that two people will look like they both had hoovers stuck in their mouths and both had the lives sucked out of them. Human prunes, if you like.
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Key things to notice about the victim /hypochondriac approach: they pull sad faces when they walk towards you. They will brandish a body part or rub it before they begin to talk about an ailment or an issue. When they talk to you, they make sucking noises through their teeth. The truth is no matter what you do or say their ailment will not get better. Why not suggest that they cut off whatever appendage is bothering them? Actually don’t they might develop a rare case of leprosy.  Instead, why not confuse them with: ‘so tell me about something nice that has happened.’ When they shift their minds to the positive, they will almost combust. These people teach us about boundaries – the lack of them and are of great use in the office because they are always in a state of drama. They provide huge learning by enabling you to realise that you actually have a lovely life comparatively. They also teach us about learning the best way to escape. You can generally be a victim if you have not set boundaries and have handed your power over to someone else.
 
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This character enables you to learn to see the bright side, highlighted by their constant negativity filter. In addition, they provide us with incentive to avoid discussing the negative. Instead you realise you want up-beat conversation rather than continual misery.
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Truth: no one can save them. Do not try because you will be fighting a losing battle. It is just how they are. Try the following quote with them: if you shine your torch on a turd you will see a turd. Smile and walk away.
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THANK YOU TO ALL YOU LOVELIES WHO HAVE BEEN BUYING MY OTHER MORE GROWN UP BOOKS (SHOWN BELOW - I AM TOUCHED!)
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Labyrinthine: Interior Worlds, Book 1
LABYRINTHINE Link: http://amzn.com/B012FAYI5U
Money Farm
A Short Course In Creative Writing: A compilation of lessons
A SHORT COURESE IN CREATIVE WRITING LING Link: http://amzn.com/B01390THLK