http://corporatelifesucks.org No, really, it does Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:35:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Soon you will be able to head over to amazon.com and buy yourself a copy of Corporate Life Sucks: The Book.  The book will feature a cover that pays tribute to the original Corporate Life Sucks color theme, every article posted so far on the website, and a few new, ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2010/04/corporate-life-sucks-the-book-coming-soon/ I just sent someone an email asking detailed questions and the response I got back was this: "Not sure. Propose for current state of market." Guess what, asshole? I can't "propose for current state of market" until you answer the fucking questions I just asked you. Do you think ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2010/03/your-incomplete-sentences-make-you-sound-like-an-idiot/ You can't even say "Merry Christmas" in the office anymore without offending someone. What the hell is that crap? I remember years ago when you could say "Merry Christmas!" and people would respond "Merry Christmas to you, too!" People used to decorate the office with Christmas trees ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/12/its-ok-to-say-merry-christmas-to-me/ Going to the bathroom in the corporate world can actually serve two purposes: 1) relieving yourself, and 2) passing time. I think number 1 right there is pretty obvious, so let's talk about number 2 (no pun intended). It's no secret that being at work sucks, but you can't just ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/11/annoyed-at-work-why-not-take-a-bathroom-break-and-relax-for-a-while/ Everyone has that one person at work that they hate; their very presence makes your blood boil and your teeth clench. And I'm sure some of you have those 50 people at work that you hate. And you're probably like "man, I sure do hate so-and-so. I ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/09/firing-someone-sucks-sometimes/ Stay tuned. I'm going to be posting some of the best hate mail and fan mail that I have received in the last year. Don't worry; I won't share anyone's email address. http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/07/coming-soon-hate-mail-and-fan-mail/ Ping. verb 1. the act of checking the speed of Packet data sent and received on a network. I propose a revolution: whenever the next corporate idiot wants you to send them an instant message and tells you "ping me when you get back to your desk" (or whatever), reply with ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/07/attn-everyone-ping-me-does-not-mean-emailim-me/ If your office building has an elevator you probably use it every day, especially if you're lazy (not that there's anything wrong with that!). But there are certain rules that should be followed if you're going to use the elevator. 1. If you just got in and someone else ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/07/rules-for-office-elevators/ Look at this list of nicknames. I was just talking to some former coworkers of mine and we were remembering how, when we all worked together at the same company, we came up with nicknames for all these people that we saw frequently but we didn't actually know. So we'd ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/06/do-you-give-nicknames-to-people-at-your-office/ Don't get me wrong:  resumes are definitely a vital part in the process of obtaining a job.  But I always laugh at three specific parts of a resume, the first of which we will look at in this article. Objective Statment Objective statements are hilarious because every single one of them can ... http://corporatelifesucks.org/2009/06/resumes-are-hilarious-part-1/