I really enjoyed the humor of this book, especially since I work with the public on a daily basis and understand the absolute chaos that people can bring to your workplace.

At times, the humor was a bit too obnoxious and obvious for my taste, but it wasn't too bad that I wasn't able to enjoy the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

It's strange to say I apricate the rage of this title, but I did! This book also made me laugh many times because I remember a lot of these exact frustration points with my own job search. For example, why am I imputing my resume details twice, again? The point about waiting for one's monetization of a hobby to take off was also on point for this current working era. Give this book a try! It might not be for everyone, but I think many people with less than ideal jobs will feel seen in their many hatted positions, but they're only getting paid to for one of them.

This book is great! I worked retail for 23 years so it really hit home with me. It was so funny and full of those things you wish you could have said! Anyone that has worked retail would enjoy this. The application part was great, I once didn't get hired because when asked what my previous boss said was an area I needed to improve I told him they never said I needed to improve! Oh the service industry is rough and everyone needs to work in it at least once and even better if you read this book first!

It's a good thing this is a humor book, because the descriptions about all the bad things at work is too real. Every aspect is covered, and I could relate to the frustration and even anger at dealing with some of the situations. I highly recommend this for relaxation after a rough day and as a gift to friends going through a rough time at work, so they know they're not alone. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this

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I don’t typically read many humor books, because it’s very difficult to be funny on the page, in my opinion. Humor just usually doesn’t translate that well most of the time, especially when it comes to stand-up comedy. However, I’m a big fan of this guy’s angry customer service rants on the internet and when I saw that an ARC of his book was available, I figured, why not?

I can safely say that I related to this book a LOT, having been thoroughly traumatized by working in various customer service roles for years. I agree with Seiss’s takes on pretty much everything, and yes: he DID make me laugh. There are several sections of rants in this book and I could practically hear them in his voice, with that TikTok music behind it. But there’s also a variety of other topics and different formats to shake things up, as well as a few illustrations.

The only issue I can see is maybe the timeliness of some of the pop culture name drops. For example, I don’t think a MrBeast reference will age well in the distant future, but that’s just my personal opinion. I only vaguely know who that guy is right now. But the actual humor throughout is good, especially if you’ve struggled with bad experiences at work.

Seiss covers everything from customer interactions to bosses to the hiring process, and there are constant gems. It’s a light read and I enjoyed it quite a bit!

Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! All opinions are my own.

If Scott Seiss sees this, thank you for speaking up on behalf of the employees. Lol

Sadly, this was not a very exciting read. It was fairly dull and repetitive - I have no idea how the book is as long as it is. I DNF'd it around 35%. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC.

I loved this book! It was hilarious! The book I was so relatable to my everyday struggles in the corporate world. No one loves their job, it’s nice to relax and read about the issues that we all face when working. I agree the customers are always wrong!

This had me cracking up! I worked in retail and I don't know how many times I wanted to "punch" someone in the face because of their attitude towards me as the cashier. I think everyone will enjoy this book to some extent because we all know and have seen the customers that think they are always right!

This book was extremely relatable and hilarious! I would love a book where there was more comic book esq. storytelling because it was hilarious!

This was a big miss for me.
First, I thought it was going to be a graphic novel mocking some of the many horrifically ridiculous customer interactions retail employees put up with daily. (I've been there. I know.)

Instead, we have an oddly formatted, overly wordy manifesto from apparently the world's worst employee.

I went into this unfamiliar with the author's reputation and body of work, so if I had known, I might have decided to skip it altogether. I just don't find this brand of hyperbolic vitriol amusing. But I am sure there are many that do. (He has a large internet following, I believe.)

Semi-graphic novel celebrating the plight of the retail worker.

The way this is described I thought it would be a full-on graphic novel. There are a few drawings but it’s mostly just text, so really just a humor book. It was funny in parts. I laughed a couple of times.

I heard about this book and knew I just had to read it! It did not disappoint. I laughed at several pages and know others will, too.

This isn’t a graphic novel or comic so really it should have been categorised differently bc if I’d known I wouldn’t have requested it. It’s got some illustrations throughout though.

This is one of those books that needs to be taken lightly. If taken as a joke, it is affirming in navigating the complex world of customer and patron-facing jobs. Much of the comics, paragraphs, and lists will resonate with millennials and Gen-alphas alike. I would recommend this as a humorous read for folks feeling skeptical, but still willing to see the fun (??) in living in a capitalist and highly structured society.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Celebrate for this arc!

I was under the impression this would be a comic book. It's not, it's an illustrated book.
I was surprised, but I wasn't disappointed, I had a great time.
I'm not familiar with the author, but I really liked his way to voice what goes on in my head a lot when confronted to the corporate culture and lingo. He expresses perfectly how it's perfectly normal to be frustrated and angry as a worker.

I was first introduced to Scott Seiss through social media, having seen his TikTok clips on most of my socials; clips turned into Facebook shorts that my friends sent me, clips crammed into an instagram story that really no one watches, and even in my X (formerly known as the app with the bird) feed. As someone who worked directly in retail in a store setting for fifteen years, I could vibe with his words and fully understand the situations he parodied. Even know in my current job, his skits are hitting home.

However, Seiss’s shtick does not translate well to the written page. I supposed I would’ve enjoyed it more if there had been more stories about real experiences the author had had through out his own working career. Yes, I suppose you could claim that this was all based on his personal experiences, yet, at lot of what was covered in this brief book is mostly generic things that can be applied to any job that works with humans. Every person who has ever worked with the public has their own wild, unbelievable customer service story, that could’ve probably added just that much more to the enjoyment of this read.

Still, for a quick read and a laugh I would recommend this book to those who have done their time waiting on customers or even had a bad boss or two.

I would like to thank Harper Celebrate and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy.

I received a free ARC, and this review is voluntary

The author examines the workplace, and our relation to it, through hilarious observations, and the real life issues and nuances that many of us deal with it on a daily basis. From the application process to being on the job, no aspect is left out of the commentary presented.

Knowing how tough it is out there for many folks, and the ridiculousness that comes with this whole scheme of finding employment, for money that vanishes upon contact because our bills keep going up but the hourly rate doesn't. There is a certain level of absurd here, and the author does an amazing job in conveying how embracing that absurd can provide some comedy in a much needed time.

I usually don't read a lot of humor, but this one hit right. When I could relate, I definitely related. It hit home and it was nice to see some thoughts that we may have shared! Definitely an argument for workers rights written by someone who has suffered in the working class written in a humourous way.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Celebrate for this arc!

4/5 stars

I LOVED the "Angry Ikea Guy" videos but he completely dropped off my radar for some time, and I'm glad to see he has this hilarious and far too relatable book out now! This is full of the things you wish you could say to the idiotic and mundane things said to you by customers, employers, and potential employers, and it honestly brings me much joy lol. I worked for FAR TOO LONG in different big box retail locations and other corporations, and oh man this brought back a lot of memories 🤣😭💀💀💀💀 The sarcastic replies in this are gold, and past overworked underpaid depressed me is LIVING FOR THEM LOL