The Art of Looking Busy: And Other Corporate Survival Skills

The Art of Looking Busy: And Other Corporate Survival Skills

By Sam Choo

Congratulations! You got the job.

Now the real nightmare begins.

If you’ve ever:

Sat through a meeting that could’ve been a sentence

Pretended to look busy while mentally meal-prepping

Wondered if your manager is a mentor or a character from a psychological thriller

…this book is for you.

Written in the sharp, sarcastic spirit of workplace satire, The Art of Looking Busy is your unofficial guide to surviving office life with your soul (mostly) intact. From decoding corporate jargon and dodging burnout to faking team spirit at karaoke night, this book exposes the comedy and tragedy of the modern 9-to-5.

Packed with painfully relatable truths, passive-aggressive wisdom, and action steps that will help no one—but feel good anyway—this is the book you’ll want to leave casually face-up on your desk for your coworkers to “accidentally” find.

Because if you can’t escape the system, you might as well master the art of looking busy.

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