although the typist has disappeared, her work has not: now you do it yourself. ... Since most companies have reduced the managerial ranks, there are fewer and fewer bosses, so you become a manger, his boss, and his secretary all rolled into one.

Never, under any circumstances, accept a position of responsibility. You will be forced to work harder with no other benefits than a few extra bucks - 'peanuts,' as they say, if that.

The religion of the corporate world is novelty. What is new is always right.

Ethics is a bit like culture: the less one has, the more one flaunts it.

Only communist regimes have churned out more jargon than modern business.

Remember that work is not a place for self-fulfillment. If it were, you would know it.

although the typist has disappeared, her work has not: now you do it yourself. ... Since most companies have reduced the managerial ranks, there are fewer and fewer bosses, so you become a manger, his boss, and his secretary all rolled into one.