Layoff Skullduggery: The Official Humor Guide
Leander Jackie Grogan
Layoff Skullduggery: The Official Humor Guide
Leander Jackie Grogan
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to all the devoted, hard-working souls out there who have been subjected to this horrible economy and the stress, indignities, abuse, threats, and family pressures that have accompanied it. My heart cries with you. Crying, however, doesn’t have to be the only harvest reaped from this challenging, unprecedented period in our lives. There are profound lessons to be learned and laugher that stubbornly embeds itself in every step of this precarious journey.
This day is a joyous day, a privileged day that I shall my laughter with you. Enjoy it. Feast on it. Allow it to replenish your courage as you venture out once more into the glorious battles of the workplace. In the end, remember the “Man” is just a man, unable to steal your soul. You will survive ... tell a friend.
Leander Jackie Grogan’s excellence in writing extends over a multiplicity of genres. His first novel, Orange FingerTips, has been distributed in five countries and four different languages. His second short novel, Exorcism At Midnight, has already become a leading seller with e-book distributors in the US and Canada. He has won numerous local and national awards in creative writing for radio, print and the web. Besides having authored a number of nonfiction articles in such national magazines as AdWeek and Jet, Grogan serves as a guest blogger for the national crime/suspense writer’s website, Murder by 4, has written and produced three local spiritual comedies, and some years ago, had a work of fiction published in Hustler Magazine.
Grogan’s favorite writer, and most preponderant upon his current style, is the late Sidney Sheldon. Specific works such as Polar Shift by Clive Cussler, Dead Zone by Stephen King, and Deep Cover by Michael Tolkin have also had a great influence on his commitment to rich multi-layered characterization and intricately crafted plots.
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Table of Contents
Laughter cleanses the soul
and renews the human spirit so
that in due season, hope can flourish again....
-Leander Jackie Grogan-
Chapter One
Stay alert! Don’t get laid off.
There are official announcements and unsettling rumors of ongoing layoffs swirling around in every, city, state, industry, profession and government principality. They are designed to rattle your psyche and give you a sense of uncertainly and helplessness. But fear not. A counter-insurgency of determined survivors with the specialized knowledge to escape the sharp blade of the ax and gloomy glue of the pink slip has arisen among us. Operatives are making some smooth moves on the Man (and Woman) that keep them one step ahead of the shakeout. Now you can make those same moves.
This first chapter gives you some basic goofball tactics that will confound your supervisory opponents and have them frantically combing through company policy manuals to find a rational response. The second chapter ventures into some advance moves that boggle the mind with ambiguities, never lending themselves to an official response because your ax-slinging supervisory is not quite sure what he or she is responding to.
If they eventually figure it out, it’s okay. You’ll have bought some precious time and created some wonder stories to tell your grandchildren. Have a lot of fun and enjoy the ride.
