The Microsoft Crabby Office Lady Tells It Like It Is: Secrets to Surviving Office Life

by Annik Stahl

Book Overview

We all have to work for a living--so why not make that time work for you? Whether you're in a cubicle or corner office, the Crabby Office Lady shows you how to be more productive on the job so that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0735622728
• ISBN13: 9780735622722
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Microsoft Press
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Humor from Microsoft -- Unbelievable

One of the things that Microsoft has done exceedingly well is promote the use of their software at all levels of business. Perhaps the most important realization that started the Crabby Office Lady was the understanding that the public's view of Microsoft was not of a humor oriented friendly company. In the winter of 2001 when the overall Microsoft web pressence was being changed, Crabby was born. She's now five years old and has a weekly readership of something over 250,000. Now her collected wisdom has been published in this book. It's a hilarious book. Underneath the humor there's a great deal of useful information about the use of Microsoft Office. Here is not the deatiled instructions, you can get that out of the manual, but here are hints and tips that make the office (your office, not the software) package work and get along better. It's a useful book.

The Stand-Up Comedian of Computers

My Gosh! What an hilarious book! I could barely stay atop my ergodynamic seat when reading Stahl's Crabby Office Lady. It is too funny and quite insightful as well. Not only are we learning some great shortcuts and know-hows to put under our belt, which are easy to understand and implement, but the humor is infectious. I have so enjoyed telling both my colleagues and friends about it. In fact, some of my friends that are not in the computer world, including my parents, have taken to reading her weekly column. They now email me with her suggestions and, of course, her intelligent humor. I can't recommend it highly enough.

THE CRABBY OFFICE LADY

The CRABBY OFFICE LADY should be near every computer. I like the humor and verbiage used to solve problems in such non scientific language. PLS

Essential Office Equipment

Ms. Stahl's style is easy, natural and extremely informative. Her voice as "Crabby" is hilarious. Honestly, this is the first about the work place I've ever laughed my way through AND found indispensable. An absolute MUST for any office bookshelf!

Practical Survival

Annik Stahl has penned a readable, practical and humourous account of office life with strategies to survive and even enjoy the workplace. Numerous hints and techniques for dealing with everyday life situations engage the reader while providing laugh-out-loud insights to not only enhance your use of Microsoft Office, but to deal with and understand your office mates, as well.