{"product_id":"the-weary-optimist-bad-bosses-bad-jobs-bad-sex-and-the-36-reasons-to-be-glad-you-dont-work-in-human-resources-9780989706100","title":"The Weary Optimist: Bad Bosses, Bad Jobs, Bad Sex, and \"The 36 Reasons to Be Glad You Don't Work in Human Resources\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \"I rarely find comic novels actually funny, so when I say The Weary Optimist is the funniest book I've read in years, it really means something-I mean truly LOL funny. I even read passages aloud to friends. 'Win-Win' Cheeseley is an unforgettable character who brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Human Resources.'\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMark Nykanen, winner of four national Emmys for investigative journalism and author of Burn Down the Sky and Carry the Flame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you take a line from the Bertie and Jeeves novels of P.G. Wodehouse, through Garrison Keillor's Lake Woebegone stories, and the television series The Office, you arrive at Dale Dauten's The Weary Optimist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Join the misadventures of HR Director \"Win-Win\" Cheeseley as he deals with his company's CEO, Gerald \"Genghis\" Cone, and Cone's amorous daughter, Carlota, along with harassment complaints, police visits, executive kidnappers, and even Vladimir Putin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneath the laughs you'll find a wry contemplation of business, capitalism, and modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Dauten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Smythe \u0026amp; Huddersfield Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989706100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDALE DAUTEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor many years Dale wrote the syndicated newspaper column \"The Corporate Curmudgeon\" and now co-authors with J.T. O'Donnell the country's leading column on careers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe has also authored seven non-fiction books on leadership and innovation. His early work prompted a government publication to name him a \"guru\" to White House staffers, and since then, his business books have developed a worldwide following, most notably in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly in his career, Dale worked for two major corporations and two consulting firms. He now works as an innovation consultant as founder of The Innovators' Lab(R).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe is married, with three children, is a recent convert to Catholicism, a hiker and tennis player, and when asked in an interview to name his three best traits, he replied, \"an open mind, a soft heart, and excellent calf muscles.\" Two of those three are apparent in his writing. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smythe \u0026 Huddersfield Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40515260219507,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_96550162-f973-4165-96a3-4c6bcfa3e311.jpg?v=1665755720","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-weary-optimist-bad-bosses-bad-jobs-bad-sex-and-the-36-reasons-to-be-glad-you-dont-work-in-human-resources-9780989706100","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}