The more big business talks about something, the less of it there is. For example, it 'values' jobs just at the moment when they disappear; it revels in 'autonomy' when in fact you have to fill out forms in triplicate… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
Remember that work is not a place for self-fulfillment. If it were, you would know it. — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
any effort at large-scale reorganization - that is, any project spanning more than two years and, more generally, anything that has not already been… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
In the biggest companies, seek out the most useless positions: those in consultancy, appraisal, research, and study. The more useless your position, the less… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
What you do is ultimately pointless. You could be replaced any day of the week with the first moron who walks in the door.… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
The religion of the corporate world is novelty. What is new is always right. — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
When you're 'recruiting' people in temporary positions for the firm (short-term contracts, free-lancers, etc.) treat them well: remember, they're the only ones who actually… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
Corporations never actually mention 'money'; that would be vulgar. They prefer such words as 'turnover,' 'profit,' 'salary,' 'revenue,' 'budget,' 'premium,' and 'savings,' all much… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
The more big business talks about something, the less of it there is. For example, it 'values' jobs just at the moment when they… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
Manager' is a title, not a function. It's better to be one than not. Since you spend all day doing the job of the… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
Business and its logic of productivity have become the reference point in a society that thinks marketing every time it opens its mouth. — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
we live in a world of excess: too many kinds of coffee, too many magazines, too many types of bread, too many digital recordings… — Corinne Maier Copy Share Image
