Over the years, I have had a few people write or call me to yell at me because someone had given them a copy of The No Asshole Rule anonymously — I remember a nasty phone call from a police sargent who had been left a copy that included an inscription suggesting that he was a certified asshole and needed the book. As I have written here before, calling someone an asshole can be an asshole move — and also has potentially dangerous consequences including creating (or further pissing off) one of your enemies. Yet there still may be times when sending The No Asshole Rule to the creep of your choice may have benefits ranging from an act of revenge to a sincere desire to deliver the message to someone who needs to hear it (but that you don't want to risk his or her revenge or wrath).
As such, I was intrested to learn about an outfit called "Your Secret Gift" in this Daily Finance story about various gifts employees to send to their boss on National Boss Day (which was Friday, October 15th). Note this paragraph
On the other hand, if there's no hope for the bad boss, then a louder wake-up call may be in order, such as "The No Asshole Rule" by Robert Sutton. Boss is a real scumbag? How about three toy scum “bacteria” in a Petri dish, a more direct hint. The Boss Toss catapult lets the sender give the boss the heave-ho. The first season of The Office on DVD draws a comparison between the manager in question and the notoriously inept Michael Scott. The Bullsh*t Button or even a piece of realistic fake dog poop in a gift box say more than words can express.
Here is the url to send The No Asshole Rule — it costs a little more than Amazon, but under certain conditions, it well worth the price!
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