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Pains in the Office: 50 People You Absolutely, Definitely Must Avoid at Work [Paperback]

Andrew Holmes (Author), Dan Wilson (Author)

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Paperback: 218 pages
Publisher: Capstone; illustrated edition edition (24 Sep 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1841126152
ISBN-13: 978-1841126159
Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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"...ought to elicit a chuckle of recognition or two." (Publishing News, 19^th March 2004)

"Pains in the Office (Capstone 2004) contains pastiches of easily identifiable office types such as the Boozer, the Butt Licker and the Bully...this book offers genuinely useful tips on how to deal with such types. A volume no office lavatory should be without." (Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2006)

"...ought to elicit a chuckle of recognition or two." (Publishing News, 19^th March 2004)

"...this book offers genuinely useful tips...A volume no office lavatory should be without." (Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2006)

Daily Telegraph, 22nd February 2006

"...this book offers genuinely useful tips...A volume no office lavatory should be without."

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5.0 out of 5 stars Accurate, funny and scary all at the same time!, 22 Oct 2004

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This book is amazing. It has every conceivable pain in the backside work colleague you can ever hope to meet. I reckon if I worked in an office with all of them I would go insane. Mind, you I'm not far off now. I loved the Bowel Mover, so spot on. I don't think I will ever go to the toilet at work ever again. Our office is full of Competitors and Egotists which is a real drag. I am going to give the book to HR and get them off their fat butts to do something about this. I commend it to wage slaves everywhere as it gives you some amusement in an otherwise dull existence (at work of course!).

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5.0 out of 5 stars I laughed so much that I coughed up some blood., 23 Sep 2004

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This book is quite simply excellent. I picked up a copy yesterday and read it on the train going home (the previous book "Pains on Trains" inspired the purchase) - I managed to get into a laughing/coughing fit whilst reading the section on "The Company Bike" and got into such a state that I nearly soiled myself. I have brought it into the office today and am showing the relevant sections to some of the tossers that I work with in the vain hope that they might change their behaviours accordingly.

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5.0 out of 5 stars At last someone who is willing to expose our work colleagues, 20 Dec 2004

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I'm sick to death of work, so why aren't you. If you are tired of all the cretins you have to work with, then this is the book for you. Deeply satirical and so accurate, it may not make your working life any better, but at least it gives you the ability to vent your spleen. If you hate your workmates, then get this book now!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good gift
Not bad. Certainly a decent gift idea for a fellow office worker. Money well spent on secret Santa. Easy to match colleagues to their listed counterparts!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book that give insight into people characters at work
I have read this book, its funny and well written by the author. The book title says it all. Everthing that is written in the book sums up how various people behave in the office... Read more

Published on 19 Feb 2006

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