TY - BOOK AU - Piven,Joshua AU - Borgenicht,David AU - Brown,Brenda TI - The worst-case scenario survival handbook: : work T2 - Worst-case scenario survival handbook SN - 081183578 U1 - 613.69 PY - 2003/// CY - San Francisco PB - Chronicle Books KW - Survival KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Humor N1 - Introduction; The interview; How to identify a nightmare workplace; How to get a job you're not qualified for; Fancy restaurant; CEO; Forklift operator; Brain surgeon; Shoe salesperson; How to survive the interview; If you are late; If you are asked a difficult or leading question; How to know if you are tanking; How to disguise a tattoo; How to disguise a piercing; How to fake a tattoo or piercing; People skills; How to deal with a nightmare boss; The control freak; The buddy; The workaholic; The teller of bad jokes; How to deal with a nightmare co-worker; The talker; The kiss-up; The TMI (Too Much Information); The gossip; How to deal with a nightmare customer; Irate retail customer; Abusive restaurant patron; How to survive the office picnic; If you become intoxicated; How to make an impromptu toast; How to survive a workplace romance; The break-up; On-the-job survival; How to survive in a tiny workspace; Cubicle; Truck cab; Tollbooth; How to sneak out of a meeting; Sneak out in plain sight; Sneak out using a distraction; Crawl under the table; How to stay awake during a meeting; How to cover your mistakes; Expunge a nasty e-mail; Salvage a coffee-stained document; Spill on a patron; Fix a bad haircut; How to survive if you are caught slacking; Surfing the web; Asleep at your desk; How to survive a nightmare business trip; Flying in coach; Lost luggage; Cheap hotel; Dull town; How to enhance your stature; Pretend you have an assistant; Attend meetings to which you are not invited; Move into an unoccupied office; Alter your business cards; Use props; Look busier than you are; Start a helpful rumor; How to avoid downsizing; Make yourself seem indispensable; Workplace emergencies; How to treat workplace injuries; Stapled finger; Deep-fryer burn; Finger cut on deli slicer; How to retrieve a candy bar stuck in the lunchroom vending machine; How to thwart a lunch thief; How to spot a shoplifter; How to thwart a shoplifter; How to survive if trapped in; A bathroom; A supply closet; A walk-in freezer; A lion cage; How to remove a tie caught in the document feeder; How to fix a dented company vehicle; Make a glue puller; How to restore a shredded document; How to unclog the office toilet without a plunger; If pushing the handle does not flush the toilet; How to escape a stockroom avalanche; How to extricate yourself from an avalanche; How to clean up a spill in aisle seven ER -