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Electric Literature included it on a list of possible winners for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. [25] BookPage called it an "astounding debut novel." [26] Refinery29 included it on "These Post-Apocalyptic Books Will Freak You Out", saying, "Ma creates a convincing portrait of woman slightly disconnected from the world, even before the ...
Keep employee out of the loop regarding new company developments: 8 percent. Communicate primarily via email instead of in person or over the phone: 7 percent.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as "A person in authority (esp. a minor official) who insists on adhering to rules and regulations or bureaucratic procedures even at the expense of common sense." [1] Jonathon Green similarly defines "jobsworth" as "a minor factotum whose only status comes from enforcing otherwise petty regulations". [3]
The county council’s promise of open and transparent government is facing another internal challenge as all county employees were recently reminded by the head of human resources to keep their ...
In his 1994 journal article "Petty Tyranny in Organizations" Blake Ashforth discussed potentially destructive sides of leadership and identified what he referred to as "petty tyrants", i.e. leaders who exercise a tyrannical style of management, resulting in a climate of fear in the workplace.
Tatar singles out the changes made to "Rapunzel" as another telling case. In the 1810 story, Rapunzel and the prince spent most days together in her tower of isolation, until the princess remarks to her fairy godmother that her clothes fit more tightly than before, indicating premarital pregnancy.
Kick the cat – A higher-ranking person taking out frustration on a lower-ranking person; Kyriarchy – In feminist theory, a social system based on oppression; Machiavellianism in the workplace; Managing up and managing down; Mushroom management – Company with dysfunctional communication between managers and employees
Ramani Akkati transitioned from studying English literature to working in AI and data science. She self-studied coding and AI through online courses and resources like MIT OpenCourseWare.