Santhosh Mathevan (12 results)

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Work Isn't Working: Why the system fails employees and how we survive it. Book.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Corporate India has glass walls, glossy brochures, laminated policies and an endless supply ofmotivational posters. But behind all of that lies something far more complex and far moreentertaining. It's a system held together by hierarchy, habit, accidental comedy, selectiveempathy and the collective exhaustion of its employees.This sharply observed, darkly funny and painfully honest book takes readers on a guided tourof the Indian corporate ecosystem. From onboarding mazes to background verificationnightmare loops, from caste-coded cafeteria rules to the quiet tyranny of dress codes, fromnarcissistic co-workers to managers who mistake meetings for leadership, every chapteroffers a story that is both deeply personal and universally recognisable.Drawing from real experiences, anonymous anecdotes, and the lived absurdities that unitecorporate workers across industries, the book reveals how the system works, why peoplebehave the way they do inside it, and how dignity often gets negotiated away without anyonenoticing. Whether it is a leave request treated like a national security breach, or a noticeperiod that suddenly turns into a negotiation drama, each incident becomes a lens into largertruths about power, culture, identity and survival.Written in the voice of a columnist who has seen too much and forgotten to stay quiet, WorkIsn't Working blends humour with social commentary, satire with empathy, personal narrativewith cultural critique. It exposes the invisible caste hangovers in air-conditioned offices, theobsession with ratings and trackers, the fragile egos hiding behind job levels, and thehierarchy that follows employees around like a shadow.This is not a book about companies. It is a book about people inside systems that were neverdesigned for them. A book about work, but also about life. A book for anyone who has everstared at a meaningless spreadsheet and wondered, 'Is this really it 'By the end, readers may find themselves laughing, nodding, wincing or rethinking their ownjobs. But one thing is certain: they will never look at corporate India, or their own workplace, the same way again.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - How mysteriously a moment can weave beauty into a woman's being. As she reached into her shoulder bag to retrieve her phone, her every movement a delicate dance of care to keep the coffee in her cup steady, she seemed, to his eyes, an artist painting grace with each gesture. And then, as though caught in the tide of a secret thought, she slipped the phone back into the bag, entwined her fingers with her friend's, and stepped onto the escalator. Her steps carried a quiet rhythm that made the world around her blur, leaving him suspended in the soft light of her presence.In the span of a heartbeat.Their eyes found each other as if drawn together by some invisible thread. The recognition was swift, startling-a mirror that reflected their unspoken awareness. And yet, like the shy retreat of a flower at dusk, they turned away, severing the fragile thread. For him, though, it was a moment eternal, a joy that swelled like the first wave brushing against the feet of a wanderer who seldom visits the shore-a wave so tender it felt like a whispered promise. But waves never linger; they always recede, pulled back into the vastness of the sea. And she, too, moved away, leaving him with the sweet ache of longing for a wave that would never return.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Corporate India has glass walls, glossy brochures, laminated policies and an endless supply ofmotivational posters. But behind all of that lies something far more complex and far moreentertaining. It's a system held together by hierarchy, habit, accidental comedy, selectiveempathy and the collective exhaustion of its employees.This sharply observed, darkly funny and painfully honest book takes readers on a guided tourof the Indian corporate ecosystem. From onboarding mazes to background verificationnightmare loops, from caste-coded cafeteria rules to the quiet tyranny of dress codes, fromnarcissistic co-workers to managers who mistake meetings for leadership, every chapteroffers a story that is both deeply personal and universally recognisable.Drawing from real experiences, anonymous anecdotes, and the lived absurdities that unitecorporate workers across industries, the book reveals how the system works, why peoplebehave the way they do inside it, and how dignity often gets negotiated away without anyonenoticing. Whether it is a leave request treated like a national security breach, or a noticeperiod that suddenly turns into a negotiation drama, each incident becomes a lens into largertruths about power, culture, identity and survival.Written in the voice of a columnist who has seen too much and forgotten to stay quiet, WorkIsn't Working blends humour with social commentary, satire with empathy, personal narrativewith cultural critique. It exposes the invisible caste hangovers in air-conditioned offices, theobsession with ratings and trackers, the fragile egos hiding behind job levels, and thehierarchy that follows employees around like a shadow.This is not a book about companies. It is a book about people inside systems that were neverdesigned for them. A book about work, but also about life. A book for anyone who has everstared at a meaningless spreadsheet and wondered, "Is this really it?"By the end, readers may find themselves laughing, nodding, wincing or rethinking their ownjobs. But one thing is certain: they will never look at corporate India, or their own workplace, the same way again. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…