Work is bad enough, but what if things go really wrong? The Worst-Case Scenario authors come to the rescue with expert advice for surviving dozens of nightmare on-the-job scenarios, whether in the office or on the loading dock. From savage bike messengers to a bag of pretzels stuck in the lunchroom vending machine, peril is everywhere. Learn how to sneak out of a meeting, treat a deep-fryer burn, and survive a stockroom avalanche. Expertly remove a dent from the company car, extract a tie caught in the photocopier, and survive a workplace romance. Hands-on, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and other crises that can strike between 9 and 5, or on the swing shift. This is the one desk reference you can’t live without.

The authors promise a bevy of valuable information, which for the most part has limited application. How often does one really have to restore a shredded document, sneak out of a meeting (somehow crawling under the conference table and scooting out, unnoticed by all), or avoid a stockroom avalanche? The authors make no apologies for wrapping the meat of this recording in a lot of Wonder Bread, but it's ultimately filling, if a little thin. Though it's highly amusing to hear how one can avoid a lion attack on the job or thwart a lunch thief (think hidden jalape–os), this is certainly a gag gift more than a guide. But it's good fun. D.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

 

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook by Joshua Piven
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