In the Land of Snails & Bunnies: Confessions of a Middle Manager Confronting a Pink Slip

Anyone who has endured the chaos of outsourcing and layoffs will recognize—and relish—the biting humor of a department manager who refuses to suffer in silence. With a sharp eye and sharper wit, she takes mental potshots at the coworkers who somehow muddle through the daily grind despite their own incompetence.

Her department, a mail room and print shop in a Chicago company, has been marked for outsourcing by senior management. New to the role, she inherits a ragtag crew of inept employees whose blunders constantly sabotage her attempts to keep the team afloat. As the pressure mounts, she begins to question not only her ability to stave off the inevitable but also whether the fight is worth the effort.

Step into a workplace where logic is optional, senior leaders prefer to sit on the sidelines, and outside vendors claim to have all the answers. Anyone who has ever worked alongside a colleague who consistently fails to deliver will appreciate the uphill battle to shed dead weight before the pink slips arrive.

This is a roller-coaster tale of one woman's determination to resist being cornered, to challenge the absurdities of corporate life, and to prove that she won't accept a pink slip without a fight.