The 52 Corporate Caveats: How to Cover Your Ass in Corporate America

By Tyrone Turner

I have worked in Corporate America for more than 25 years. I have met some good, outgoing people along the way. I have also met some real jerks along the way too. There is also a healthy compliment of people who are either apathetic or too afraid to get involved with issues in the workplace. This book is meant to shed some light on some of the shady things you should know about what you may experience while working in Corporate America. It is not all doom and gloom, but I want to tell you the real deal on how things go down.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Mar 16, 2014
• ISBN: 9781483526621

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INTRODUCTION

First things first, this book is written specifically, but not exclusively, for intrapreneurial employees, older employees, employees who are exceptionally good at what they do and those who have never worked in but will be entering Corporate America. Robert Greene, the author of the The 48 Laws of Power and the The 33 Strategies of War, inspired me to write this paper. The title of this book, The 52 Corporate Caveats, IS intended to pay homage to him. I learned so much from his books and adapted and applied the lessons learned to the workplace.

I have worked in Corporate America for more than 25 years. I have met some good, outgoing people along the way. I have also met some real jerks along the way too. There is also a healthy compliment of people who are either apathetic or too afraid to get involved with issues in the workplace. This book is meant to shed some light on some of the shady things you should know about what you may experience while working in Corporate America. It is not all doom and gloom, but I want to tell you the real deal on how things go down.

I am not a lawyer, but one thing that you should know off the bat is that the At Will Employment Doctrine is bull...! We’re fed that nonsense so that employers can protect themselves from governmental investigations and civil lawsuits. Bad employers tend to hide behind the At Will employment lie to cover-up their unfair and at times illegal practices like retaliating against you for reporting harassment or an unsafe work environment. I have resources listed like Adam Sklover’s Sklover Working Wisdom blog and the Workplace Bullying Institute website that you can refer to for more information on at will employment and how to protect yourself against it and other shenanigans. Their website addresses are listed in the Corporate Survival Resources section at the end of this