You've Got to Be Kidding!: How to Keep Your Job Without Losing Your Integrity

Everyone Now “Gets It!”

Unlike my previous title, this book lands in a “we get it” climate. Not only are employees recognizing their accountability and resulting vulnerability in the workplace today, but employers are recognizing the same as well. By using real-world examples—some ripped from current headlines—this book will increase awareness of ethics in the workplace in the twenty-first century—from both the employee’s and employer’s perspective. This is an employee- and employer-friendly book.

You’ve Got To Be Kidding! is filled with comments and stories from my OfficePro column readers, seminar attendees, and talk show call-ins, all of which reflect the many ethical dilemmas with which employees and employers alike struggle. Some participants have identified themselves while others are given a false first name because they wished to remain anonymous. But all of these stories are taken from real-life experiences. My husband, Lou, says I am now “unshockable” because I’ve heard it all before.

However, I’m not so sure. I am still surprised by the things people do at work. Stuff happens; people are still people, and they sometimes behave badly. French novelist Alphonse Karr put it this way: “The more things change, the more they remain the same.”