A Shortage of Engineers is a must-read
book. If you love Dilbert, Office Space, or just plain common sense,
this book will appeal to you. It strips away the thin veneer of sanity
that hides the dysfunctionality that characterizes large companies,
while entertaining with a love story and a rite of passage for a young
engineer. Any thinking person will see deep meaning in this book,
but the other 90% of the population should view it as a wake up call.
In my past life, I worked on large contracts as an engineer. Grossbach
hits resounding chords, again and again. I found myself cheering at
some points. At others, I nearly cried. But mostly, I laughed. Out
loud. If youre tired of dealing with politics in the workplace,
politics on your kids soccer team, or any kind of nonsense,
you will find A Shortage of Engineers is more documentary than
fiction.
To all you dysfunctional, cut-off-from-reality CEOs out there, you
really need to read this book. If only you knew what kind of waste
goes on in your organization, how ridiculous it is, and how foolish
it makes you look
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This is one of the best books I have ever read! I have a feeling
that if everyone read it prior to voting, wed have a far different
legislative landscape. We would not have the IRS, for example. Think
about it. The only purpose of the IRS is to give a group of hostile,
insane, stupid people a place to go where they can make harassing
phone calls and send out threatening letters while running illegal
scams and getting a salary. This is presumably cheaper than building
asylums for them and hiring people to take care of them. We have a
few dozen IRS-inflicted deaths each year, and consider that normal.
As A Shortage of Engineers points out, lunacy is quite normal.
The best thing we can do about it is laugh. And A Shortage of Engineers
will have you in stitches.
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