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Book: Wankernomics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Authors: James Schloeffel and Charles Firth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This book made me laugh hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I initially thought it was a funny take on a serious topic, but as I continued to read, which is one of this book\u2019s strengths \u2014 the humour is engaging \u2014 I realised it was written purely for comic relief<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what is it about you may ask?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wankernomics<\/a> <\/em>is a satirical take on office jargon. When I was at college, some of the golden rules of writing that I was taught included: keep it simple, deconstruct jargon, avoid acronyms and don\u2019t repeat things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But nowadays, if someone sent an email saying \u201cThe purpose of this correspondence is to revert back on the KPIs discussion for the purposes of moving forward on key agreements\u201d, not only does it break every one of the golden rules above, but it also probably sounds remarkably familiar to something you probably read, or someone said, recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ ALSO<\/strong>: A mother like no other: a fierce, funny memoir<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that is the essence of the book, it pokes hilarious fun at stupid, modern office phrases which try to sound clever but essentially mean very little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who would enjoy this book?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gen Xers and Boomers (if any of them are not yet retired) who find millennial and Gen Z language hard to understand or extremely funny. Yes, I am aware that that sentence is full of wankernomic phrases, which brings me to my next point \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My thoughts on this book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It hit home a little painfully, as good satire should. Some of the modern office phrases used to pad conversation or emails have become so day-to-day that I cringed at how guilty I had become of using them myself, despite having been so thoroughly schooled on golden rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nevertheless, I enjoyed reading this book because anything in my opinion that makes me laugh as hard as this did is worth the paper it is printed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sampler<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The book opens with: \u201cFor American readers. While Australian and British readers will be familiar with the term \u2018wanker\u2019, for our North American readers an explanation may be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cImagine someone who lacks self-awareness, vastly overestimates how interested strangers are in their work, and whose self-confidence significantly outstrips their abilities. Sorry, you live in America \u2014 that\u2019s not helping you narrow it down is it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay, imagine that guy in your workplace \u2014 let\u2019s call him Chad \u2014 who uses words like \u2018circle back\u2019 and \u2018synergise\u2019, and wants to \u2018quickly jump on a call to ideate some killer strategies\u2019 before his \u2018hard stop\u2019 at 3.30pm, and says sorry he has to \u2018take this call\u2019 because he\u2019s \u2018closing an important deal\u2019. He\u2019s a wanker.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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