100 Bullshit Jobs...And How to Get Them [Hardcover]
It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.
Stanley Bing
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12
Catalog books
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10
Works
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1999 to 2009
Strongest span
Who This Author Is
Stanley Bing writes satirical, workplace-minded essays that skew corporate life with sharp humor and elaborate metaphors. His book The Big Bing assembles riffs on time management, executive behavior, and career collapse, using absurdist scenarios and deadpan logic to expose the pretensions and routines of modern offices.
Bing’s voice blends mock-scientific theory with punchy one-liners, treating business culture as a strange ecosystem. The Big Bing organizes observations into witty frameworks—black holes of time, gaseous executive bodies—that make familiar frustrations feel both ridiculous and deeply recognizable.
Best Place To Start
Author At A Glance
Best known for: Humorous workplace satire • Deadpan corporate send-ups • Short, punchy essays
Genres and themes: Business satire • Corporate culture • Humor
Who this author is best for: Good for readers who enjoy sharp, sardonic takes on office life and leadership delivered in laugh-out-loud essays.
Start with a collection of essays to sample his tone and recurring workplace riffs across topics.
Top Books To Start With
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100 Bullshit Jobs...And How to Get Them [Hardcover]
Harpercollins • 2006 • standard commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 297 pages.
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Harpercollins • 2006 • longer commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 368 pages.
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Harpercollins • 2007 • standard commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2007 • 260 pages.
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Throwing the Elephant: Zen and the Art of Managing Up
Harpercollins • 2003 • standard commitment
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003 • 240 pages.
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What Would Machiavelli Do?: The Ends Justify the Meanness
Harpercollins • 2000 • quick commitment
It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.
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Sun Tzu Was a Sissy: Conquer Your Enemies, Promote Your Friends, and Wage the Real Art of War
Harperbusiness • 2006 • standard commitment
UPB note: year signal: 2006 • 240 pages.
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How to Relax Without Getting the Axe
HarperCollins • 2009 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2009.
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Lloyd: What Happened: A Novel of Business
Random House Inc • 1999 • longer commitment
UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 432 pages.
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HarperCollins Publishers • 2008 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: year signal: 2008.
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HarperCollins Publishers • 2003 • commitment varies by edition
UPB note: year signal: 2003.
How The Picks Compare
- 100 Bullshit Jobs...And How to Get Them [Hardcover] is the easier short commitment, while The Big Bing: Black Holes of Time Management, Gaseous Executive Bodies, Exploding Careers, and Other Theories on the Origins of the Business Universe asks for more reading time up front.