“Thank God it’s today”
Richard Carlson is also very relevant in coping with the work environment – so relevant he wrote a specific book on it entitled Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff at Work (1998). Key homilies include “never, ever backstab”, “remember to appreciate the people you work with”, “ease off your ego”, “don’t sweat the demanding boss”, “learn to say no without guilt”, “strengthen your presence”, “make friends with the receptionists” and “don’t let negative coworkers get you down” – all of which make total sense without much need for additional thought.
One – called “join my new club: TGIT” – perhaps requires further explanation. This is an attack on two sorts of worker: the Thank God it’s Friday gang that live for the weekend, hate Mondays ...
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