Synopses & Reviews
Millions of people have improved their lives with the help of Richie Frieman, the hilariously insightful columnist known worldwide as the Quick and Dirty Tips' Modern Manners Guy. In his new guide to fixing workplace faux pas and eradicating etiquette blunders, he interviews dozens of celebrities, sports stars, designers, musicians, CEOs, and everyone in between to get the pros' take on manners challenges of every flavor, including:
- How to make a great first impression and land the job
- How to deal with the Cubicle Invader
- How to navigate the office party
- What to do if you encounter your boss at the gym, naked
- Relationships at work—fact or fiction?
With his signature wit and unique insight, Richie reveals the best ways to handle every sticky business situation with courtesy and class. Case studies, chapter quizzes, and even cartoons all help to deliver actionable, easy-to-use tips to help young professionals navigate the workplace and come out on top.
Review
"If only there was a guide like this when I first entered the workplace - filled with real world anecdotes and examples from leading professionals, and broken up with quizzes and visuals - I wouldve made far fewer missteps along the way. REPLY ALL … And Other Ways to Tank Your Career spells out those unspoken professional standards and expectations in an easy to understand … not to mention hilarious .. fashion for anyone starting their career."
- Rob Samuels, CEO of Maker's Mark"REPLY ALL provides solutions for all of your career's problems, especially the ones that you were afraid to acknowledge. Frieman's unique voice gives a cheeky approach to the faux-pas and continual conundrums we inevitably encounter. With tips from the pros and enough humor to match, you're bound to absorb the wisdom mid chuckle."
- Spike Mendelsohn, Top Chef and Restaurateur
Review
“A road-map to survival. Richie Frieman has created a useful manual to keeping your job amid the ever-changing 21-st century landscape” - Electric Review
Synopsis
Millions of people have improved their lives with the help of Richie Frieman, the hilariously insightful columnist known as the Modern Manners Guy on the Quick and Dirty Tips network. In his new guide to fixing workplace faux pas, he interviews dozens of CEOs, celebrities, designers, musicians, artists, and everyone in between to get the pros' take on manners challenges of every flavor, including:
- How to make a great first impression and land the job
- How to deal with the Cubicle Invader
- How to navigate the office party
- What to do if you encounter your boss at the gym, naked
- Relationships on the job—fact or fiction?
With his signature wit and unique insight, Richie reveals the best ways to handle every sticky situation with aplomb and class. Case studies and chapter quizzes all help to deliver actionable, easy-to-use tips to help young professionals navigate the minefield of their workplace and come out on top.
Synopsis
Millions of people have improved their lives with the help of Richie Frieman, the hilariously insightful writer known as the Modern Manners Guy on the Quick and Dirty Tips network. In Reply All...And Other Ways to Tank Your Career, he interviews dozens of CEOs, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and tastemakers to get the pros' take on workplace challenges of every flavor, including:
- How to make a great first impression and land the job
- How to deal with the Cubicle Invader
- How to navigate the office party
- What to do if you encounter your boss at the gym, naked
- Relationships on the job-fact or fiction?
With his signature wit and unique insight, Richie reveals the best ways to handle every sticky office situation with aplomb and class. Case studies, chapter quizzes, and even cartoons help to deliver actionable, easy-to-use etiquette tips to teach young professionals to navigate the minefield of their jobs and come out on top.
Reply All...And Other Ways to Tank Your Career features interviews with celebrities like Steve Guttenberg and Lisa Loeb, with business titans like Barbara Corcoran, Ken Austin, and Michael Weinstein, and with CEOs of forward-thinking companies like Neil Blumenthal of Warby Parker and Sam Tarantino of Grooveshark.
Spike Mendelsohn, restaurateur and Top Chef, raves: "Reply All...And Other Ways to Tank Your Career provides solutions for all of your career problems, especially the ones that you were afraid to acknowledge. Richie Frieman's unique voice gives a cheeky approach to the faux pas we inevitably encounter. With tips from the pros and enough humor to match, you're bound to absorb the wisdom mid chuckle."
Rob Samuels, COO of Makers Mark, says: "If only there was a guide like this when I first entered the workplace - filled with real world anecdotes and examples from leading professionals, and broken up with quizzes and visuals - I would've made far fewer missteps along the way. Reply All...And Other Ways to Tank Your Career spells out those unspoken professional standards and expectations in an easy to understand (not to mention hilarious) fashion for anyone starting their career."
About the Author
A modern day Renaissance man, Richie Frieman is the host of the popular Modern Manners Guy podcast on the Quick and Dirty Tips network (with more than 7 million podcast downloads, and counting!). His distinct voice stems from his colorful career history, which includes stints as a professional artist and a professional wrestler. Whether in the boardroom or in the wrestling ring, Richie has seen manners at their best and their most bizarre. Richies outlook on modern etiquette is humorous, honest, and above all else, practical. He is routinely featured on FOX News, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Shape, FHM, Sharp Magazine, Baltimore Sun, and many other media outlets. Richie is founder/CEO of the award-winning music and lifestyle magazine Pens Eye View, for which he was awarded a Laureate medal at the 2008 Computerworld Honors Program (formerly known as the Smithsonian Award). Richie is also the author of several children's books and the founder of Charm City Babies, a fashion line that creates rock 'n' roll-inspired onesies and donates one article of clothing to charities worldwide for every one article sold. He lives in Baltimore with his wife and two children. His newest book, Reply All...And Other Ways to Tank Your Career, is available now!
Table of Contents
Introduction Chapter 1: Job Interview EtiquetteHello world, Im here! World?...Hello?...Your diploma is a piece of paper, not a magic wand.
Chapter 2: First Day on the JobWhy your first day on the job could be your most important - and your last.
Chapter 3: How to Properly Deal with Improper CoworkersThe Office Gossip, The Cubicle Invader, and a boatload of other characters youll want to avoid.
Chapter 4: Socializing at Work Meet your new social circle - whether you like or not.
Chapter 5: Social Media at Work Hey, watch who youre poking (and liking)!
Chapter 6: Work EventsIts party time! Whos next on the keg stand?...and other ways to tank your reputation.
Chapter 7: Business Travel Planes, trains, and automobiles are the fastest way down the corporate ladder.
Chapter 8: Workplace Relationships Love is in the air…and in the copy room, in the cafeteria, in the gym. Do you know what youre getting yourself into?
Chapter 9: The Unwritten Rules of Career SuccessThe ass you kick on the way up is the ass you kiss on the way down - and many other unwritten rules from top industry professionals.