your supervisor, never quit. Force him or her to fire you. To really express yourself use the immortal words of Clint Eastwood: "Go ahead make my day." When you get fired, you may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation if you make the right plea. It is also easier to take legal action against your former employer if you got fired unjustly. Some states are considered "employment at will" states. There the employer does not require a reason for terminating you. Because of Federal law, you can always seek legal recourse if you were discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, etc. Being dismissed as retaliation for asserting your rights is also not allowed. This is why you have to start documenting everything that goes on as soon as your employer starts pressuring you. Take copies of your documentation home. If they let you go, you may be forced to leave in a hurry and not granted access to your files. Be able to produMost of us are probably making a living working for a corporate alien already. After a few months of alien rambling about the "bottom line," some of us begin to feel like we should look for employment elsewhere. Remember that the world is becoming an alien corporation and no matter where you go, you'll probably face a similar situation. So instead of sending out that resume (unless you expect to get a job with a lot more money), draw the line and make a stand. You can actually enjoy work a lot more if you fearlessly face the enemy.

The biggest effect aliens have is the unusual amount of pressure (most of it psychological) they put on their employees, so that the health of the employees suffer. If you take them very seriously, you will ruin your health. To preserve your physical well being in a corporate environment you should:

• Exercise before coming to work.
• Meditate fifteen minutes daily.
• Take antioxidant vitamins.
• Read Dilbert.
• Laugh at the idiot aliens instead of taking them seriously.
• Avoid drugs and alcohol - Be clear headed even though your bosses may not be.
• Put your boss' face on a punching bag and use it daily.

While working with aliens, learn how to have fun with memos and e-mail. The lifeblood of the modern corporation is e-mail. This is what aliens call "communication." Even corporate janitors are required to have e-mail. So be it. Learn to use it effectively, get some laughs, and preserve your health. When they push you for results on something stupid, write a polite e-mail asking them to clarify a few things that you don't understand. Tell them that without their input, you are confused and cannot perform the task adequately. That always catches them off guard, and takes considerable time before they reply.

What they consider as productivity is directly proportional to the number of e-mails and memos you write. They will promote someone who does nothing but write e-mails and memos all day over someone who does an excellent job but has no time to document his or her efforts.

When you succeed praise yourself by sending an e-mail or memo to your boss and other interested parties. This is documentation that you are doing a good job. If you don't do this, no one else will record what you have done. Aliens have a tendency to only document your mistakes.

Keep all documentation relating to any corporate alien screw ups. If they try to blame you, write an e-mail to try to shift the blame back to them.

Consider getting a small voice recorder and take it regularly and secretly to meetings. Actions of some bosses behind closed doors can be quite revealing. If nothing else, it can provide material for numerous blog posts.

Get to know your systems administrator. Systems administrators are responsible for system security and system monitoring. Systems administrators rigorously enforce corporate directives, but they themselves are also constantly being abused by corporate aliens. Although not revealing details, your systems administrator may warn you if your computer is being monitored or inform you if the wrong people are reading your blogs.

Avoid going to personal sites on the internet, always have a good business reason for visiting a website. Corporate e-mail is almost always monitored, so it is better to have a hotmail account for personal use rather than using the corporate e-mail account. Even if you have hotmail, messages you send from work can be captured and read as they pass through the corporate routers. Avoid typing anything on your work computer that you don't want your supervisors to see. Get a home computer and do your personal surfing at home.

If you have a quarrel with your supervisor, never quit. Force him or her to fire you. To really express yourself use the immortal words of Clint Eastwood: "Go ahead make my day." When you get fired, you may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation if you make the right plea. It is also easier to take legal action against your former employer if you got fired unjustly. Some states are considered "employment at will" states. There the employer does not require a reason for terminating you. Because of Federal law, you can always seek legal recourse if you were discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, etc. Being dismissed as retaliation for asserting your rights is also not allowed. This is why you have to start documenting everything that goes on as soon as your employer starts pressuring you. Take copies of your documentation home. If they let you go, you may be forced to leave in a hurry and not granted access to your files. Be able to produc

>Take antioxidant vitamins.

Read Dilbert.

Laugh at the idiot aliens instead of taking them seriously.

Avoid drugs and alcohol - Be clear headed even though your bosses may not be.

Put your boss' face on a punching bag and use it daily.

While working with aliens, learn how to have fun with memos and e-mail. The lifeblood of the modern corporation is e-mail. This is what aliens call "communication." Even corporate janitors are required to have e-mail. So be it. Learn to use it effectively, get some laughs, and preserve your health. When they push you for results on something stupid, write a polite e-mail asking them to clarify a few things that you don't understand. Tell them that without their input, you are confused and cannot perform the task adequately. That always catches them off guard, and takes considerable time before they reply.

What they consider as productivity is directly proportional to the number of e-mails and memos you write. They will promote someone who does nothing but write e-mails and memos all day over someone who does an excellent job but has no time to document his or her efforts.

When you succeed praise yourself by sending an e-mail or memo to your boss and other interested parties. This is documentation that you are doing a good job. If you don't do this, no one else will record what you have done. Aliens have a tendency to only document your mistakes.

Keep all documentation relating to any corporate alien screw ups. If they try to blame you, write an e-mail to try to shift the blame back to them.

Consider getting a small voice recorder and take it regularly and secretly to meetings. Actions of some bosses behind closed doors can be quite revealing. If nothing else, it can provide material for numerous blog posts.

Get to know your systems administrator. Systems administrators are responsible for system security and system monitoring. Systems administrators rigorously enforce corporate directives, but they themselves are also constantly being abused by corporate aliens. Although not revealing details, your systems administrator may warn you if your computer is being monitored or inform you if the wrong people are reading your blogs.

Avoid going to personal sites on the internet, always have a good business reason for visiting a website. Corporate e-mail is almost always monitored, so it is better to have a hotmail account for personal use rather than using the corporate e-mail account. Even if you have hotmail, messages you send from work can be captured and read as they pass through the corporate routers. Avoid typing anything on your work computer that you don't want your supervisors to see. Get a home computer and do your personal surfing at home.

If you have a quarrel with your supervisor, never quit. Force him or her to fire you. To really express yourself use the immortal words of Clint Eastwood: "Go ahead make my day." When you get fired, you may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation if you make the right plea. It is also easier to take legal action against your former employer if you got fired unjustly. Some states are considered "employment at will" states. There the employer does not require a reason for terminating you. Because of Federal law, you can always seek legal recourse if you were discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, etc. Being dismissed as retaliation for asserting your rights is also not allowed. This is why you have to start documenting everything that goes on as soon as your employer starts pressuring you. Take copies of your documentation home. If they let you go, you may be forced to leave in a hurry and not granted access to your files. Be able to produ

tivity is directly proportional to the number of e-mails and memos you write. They will promote someone who does nothing but write e-mails and memos all day over someone who does an excellent job but has no time to document his or her efforts.

When you succeed praise yourself by sending an e-mail or memo to your boss and other interested parties. This is documentation that you are doing a good job. If you don't do this, no one else will record what you have done. Aliens have a tendency to only document your mistakes.

Keep all documentation relating to any corporate alien screw ups. If they try to blame you, write an e-mail to try to shift the blame back to them.

Consider getting a small voice recorder and take it regularly and secretly to meetings. Actions of some bosses behind closed doors can be quite revealing. If nothing else, it can provide material for numerous blog posts.

Get to know your systems administrator. Systems administrators are responsible for system security and system monitoring. Systems administrators rigorously enforce corporate directives, but they themselves are also constantly being abused by corporate aliens. Although not revealing details, your systems administrator may warn you if your computer is being monitored or inform you if the wrong people are reading your blogs.

Avoid going to personal sites on the internet, always have a good business reason for visiting a website. Corporate e-mail is almost always monitored, so it is better to have a hotmail account for personal use rather than using the corporate e-mail account. Even if you have hotmail, messages you send from work can be captured and read as they pass through the corporate routers. Avoid typing anything on your work computer that you don't want your supervisors to see. Get a home computer and do your personal surfing at home.

If you have a quarrel with your supervisor, never quit. Force him or her to fire you. To really express yourself use the immortal words of Clint Eastwood: "Go ahead make my day." When you get fired, you may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation if you make the right plea. It is also easier to take legal action against your former employer if you got fired unjustly. Some states are considered "employment at will" states. There the employer does not require a reason for terminating you. Because of Federal law, you can always seek legal recourse if you were discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, etc. Being dismissed as retaliation for asserting your rights is also not allowed. This is why you have to start documenting everything that goes on as soon as your employer starts pressuring you. Take copies of your documentation home. If they let you go, you may be forced to leave in a hurry and not granted access to your files. Be able to produ

. Systems administrators are responsible for system security and system monitoring. Systems administrators rigorously enforce corporate directives, but they themselves are also constantly being abused by corporate aliens. Although not revealing details, your systems administrator may warn you if your computer is being monitored or inform you if the wrong people are reading your blogs.

Avoid going to personal sites on the internet, always have a good business reason for visiting a website. Corporate e-mail is almost always monitored, so it is better to have a hotmail account for personal use rather than using the corporate e-mail account. Even if you have hotmail, messages you send from work can be captured and read as they pass through the corporate routers. Avoid typing anything on your work computer that you don't want your supervisors to see. Get a home computer and do your personal surfing at home.

If you have a quarrel with your supervisor, never quit. Force him or her to fire you. To really express yourself use the immortal words of Clint Eastwood: "Go ahead make my day." When you get fired, you may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation if you make the right plea. It is also easier to take legal action against your former employer if you got fired unjustly. Some states are considered "employment at will" states. There the employer does not require a reason for terminating you. Because of Federal law, you can always seek legal recourse if you were discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, etc. Being dismissed as retaliation for asserting your rights is also not allowed. This is why you have to start documenting everything that goes on as soon as your employer starts pressuring you. Take copies of your documentation home. If they let you go, you may be forced to leave in a hurry and not granted access to your files. Be able to produ

your supervisor, never quit. Force him or her to fire you. To really express yourself use the immortal words of Clint Eastwood: "Go ahead make my day." When you get fired, you may be able to collect Unemployment Compensation if you make the right plea. It is also easier to take legal action against your former employer if you got fired unjustly. Some states are considered "employment at will" states. There the employer does not require a reason for terminating you. Because of Federal law, you can always seek legal recourse if you were discriminated against on the basis of race, religion, sex, age, etc. Being dismissed as retaliation for asserting your rights is also not allowed. This is why you have to start documenting everything that goes on as soon as your employer starts pressuring you. Take copies of your documentation home. If they let you go, you may be forced to leave in a hurry and not granted access to your files. Be able to produce good records in case you have to initiate a strong legal battle.

If you are ever fired, learn to use government agencies and civil action groups to plead your case. The ACLU may be able to help if you pursue the discrimination angle. Don't forget, good documentation is essential for you to successfully sue the aliens.

Remember that corporations make products or deliver services that are useful to the world around you. Your aim should be not to halt production, but to make them use common sense when dealing with the people that help create the product or service. It is my belief that bureaucracies have overused high tech to create unhealthy work environments resulting in an overly frustrated world. Through all our efforts let's bring back health and sanity to our lives.