Do You Dot-com?
A Neophyte's Field Guide to Understanding Life at an Internet Company
Published on 5. June 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-8144-7103-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text, written for those outside the online environment, looks at the culture of web-based companies: the offbeat work habits, curious communication styles, relaxed dress codes and fluid hierarchies. The message here is that the vibrant, often lucrative dot-com workplace can be for anyone (even middle-aged, traditionally trained managers and professionals). The key to success, and the potential stumbling block, is negotiating the radical cultural differences. This book helps readers make the challenging, often stressful transition from structured "offline" companies to the more youthful, chaotic environment of internet companies.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
382 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8144-7103-6 (9780814471036)
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Person
Carlson is head of corporate communications and spokes person for Barnes & Noble.com. Previously, he served as vice president and director of media relations at PaineWebber and as vice president and senior counselor for Hill and Knowlton, Inc. He is also a former business editor for The New York Times and The Miami Herald.
Content
On authority: you can't fire me, I quit; on hierarchy: it's, like, so '90s; on loyalty: when job-hopping is a strength, not a weakness; on heroes: where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?; on fashion: do you look good in black?; on age: yes, Virginia, Paul MacCartney was in a band before "Wings"; on formality: the death of the handshake; on communication: why I have never met my best friend at the office - and why I don't need to; on the workplace: no climbing wall? what kind of company are you guys running, anyway?; on harassment: don't ask, don't ask; on keeping current: only dinosaurs read newspapers; on compensation: the stock option safari; on socializing: power naps, not power lunches; on accountability: you're cramping my style; on technology: talk the talk (without having any idea what you're saying).