My reading circle's deadlock over a book on workplace culture

Some argue it sparks useful talk about our jobs, others find it boring compared to fiction, so where do you land?

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Wait, people think talking about real jobs is boring? The drama in some of these workplace books is wild - way more intense than some fantasy novel when it's stuff that actually happens to people.

carter.terry2mo ago

After reading 'Cubicle Wars', I started documenting every dumb email from my boss. That paper trail saved me during a review last month. Now I tell everyone to keep records, because reality is stranger than fiction.

cooper.phoenix2mo ago

Does every office job really need that level of paperwork? Most people aren't in jobs where a bad review means someone's health is at risk. It sounds like a lot of extra stress to save every single email just in case. I get having proof if something is really wrong, but treating your normal boss like a legal threat seems extreme. Sometimes a dumb email is just a dumb email, not evidence for a trial. Feels like mixing up real problems with being ready for a fight that might never happen.