August
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WRITER PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON THE GEEKY WORLD OF I.T. WITH WITTY TELL-ALL
BOOK
‘I.T. Confidential’ gives humorous tips on making the
workday go by faster
PLANO, TEXAS – Exposing what happens in the deep,
dark, geeky world of information technology professionals isn’t easy, but someone
had to do it. An insider writing under the pseudonym C.D. Rahm tells it like it
is in “I.T. Confidential” (August 29, 2013, Boondoggle Press).
Think “Kitchen Confidential” meets cult-classic
“Office Space.”
A tell-all book with a sense of humor, “I.T.
Confidential” shines the spotlight on a group of corporate office inhabitants
usually found lurking in the shadows or hunched over a computer in a messy cubicle
somewhere. The author welcomes you to the realm of information technology.
With years of professional experience, C.D. Rahm divulges
secrets and unveils tips that could help the workday go by just a little
faster. Readers learn how to spot brainiacs around the office just by looking
at their shirts, find out how to move up in the world without actually having
to work and get a lesson on why consultants should wear glasses. As a personal
tour guide, C.D. Rahm cleverly explains the ins and outs of corporate travel
death marches, stale bagels and job descriptions for goofballs, plus frozen
turkeys and other disappointing performance bonuses that don’t involve a trip
to the bank.
Don’t work in I.T.? Congrats. Really. But C.D. Rahm says you should care anyway because
information technology is behind every email in your inbox, every song in your
iTunes account and every file on your computer. “I.T. Confidential” is a captivating
look at a part of the office that isn’t often visited, but most people couldn’t
function without, even if they don’t know it’s there.
C.D. Rahm is a
revered expert in the I.T. world. His debut book, “I.T. Confidential,” chronicles
his experience as an office geek extraordinaire.
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Biography
of Author C.D. Rahm
Ready to uncover the underbelly
of the corporate office, C.D. Rahm presents “I.T. Confidential” (August 29, 2013, Boondoggle Press), a humorous look at the world of
information technology.
He has been
an I.T. professional and innovator in the field since first hearing the word
“geek” and knew he wanted to be one. He worked alongside Thomas Edison in
inventing electricity and Al Gore in inventing the Internet. He is believed to
have come up with the name “mouse” for the device used to move the cursor
around a monitor when he observed his cat chasing the one he employed across
his desk during an earthquake. (The cat was very disappointed when he caught
it, but ate it anyway.) C.D. Rahm is perhaps best known for his sage advice to
Steve Jobs when he said, “Who would buy an electronic thingy named after a
piece of fruit?”
C. D. Rahm lives in anonymity
inside an honest-to-goodness I.T. guy who, for reasons of sanity and job
security, prefers to remain nameless.
Reader
Reviews for “I.T. Confidential”
“A fun read with wit and wisdom on every page. C.D. Rahm knows his stuff
and it shows.” --Patty DeDominick, Chief Catalyst, Maui Mastermind LLC
On Amazon.com:
“This book was obviously written by someone who has lived the life of an I.T. professional. This writer’s take on the personalities we interact with daily is absolutely hilarious. Outstanding!”
--Terry D. Britt
“You want to know what goes on in the
I.T. world? Well, the light, humorous and thought provoking moments make this
book one fun read. C.D. Rahm will take you to I.T. with a smile.”
--Cathy Holmes
“I was quite surprised when I read
this book. I expected not to be able to relate to or understand the ‘jargon’
but I laughed my butt off, and after spending years in the corporate America
cube farm and working closely with I.T. types and upper management types and
their big words and pointless meeting after meeting, I could totally relate.”
--Melanie Neal
Book Details for “I.T.
Confidential”
Paperback, $17.95; eBook, $9.95
ISBN: 9780988799707
Business/Humor
120 pages
Boondoggle Press
August 29,
2013
If
you could be a fly on the cubicle wall of an I.T. professional...
...someone would probably throw a stale bagel at you. But before they did, you would see what C.D. Rahm reveals in this tell-all book.
At great personal risk to career and plastic pocket protector, C.D. Rahm takes us on a tour of corporate malaise, rampant confusion, dinner-plate-sized chocolate chip cookies, and lousy box lunches.
Pulling no punches (except possibly the spiked punch from the disastrous office holiday party) he reveals everything: managers behaving badly, professional time-wasters, fast-food junkies, and the hygienically challenged.
An I.T. insider, his is a world of technology for all, productivity for none. It is a place where the confused and frightened lead the overworked and clueless. This is where polyester slacks meet PowerPoint presentations, and budgets meet their doom.
When network systems come down, I.T. professionals get up. And march straight to the vending machine. C.D. Rahm has been there, done that, and soiled the t-shirt.
Now you can know what I.T. geeks know: That if you have a chip on your shoulder you have probably stuck your head into the wrong port.
Whether you’re a tech expert or you don’t know your app from a hole in the ground, you will be astounded – or at least mildly surprised – by what you discover in “I.T. Confidential.”
...someone would probably throw a stale bagel at you. But before they did, you would see what C.D. Rahm reveals in this tell-all book.
At great personal risk to career and plastic pocket protector, C.D. Rahm takes us on a tour of corporate malaise, rampant confusion, dinner-plate-sized chocolate chip cookies, and lousy box lunches.
Pulling no punches (except possibly the spiked punch from the disastrous office holiday party) he reveals everything: managers behaving badly, professional time-wasters, fast-food junkies, and the hygienically challenged.
An I.T. insider, his is a world of technology for all, productivity for none. It is a place where the confused and frightened lead the overworked and clueless. This is where polyester slacks meet PowerPoint presentations, and budgets meet their doom.
When network systems come down, I.T. professionals get up. And march straight to the vending machine. C.D. Rahm has been there, done that, and soiled the t-shirt.
Now you can know what I.T. geeks know: That if you have a chip on your shoulder you have probably stuck your head into the wrong port.
Whether you’re a tech expert or you don’t know your app from a hole in the ground, you will be astounded – or at least mildly surprised – by what you discover in “I.T. Confidential.”
Q&A with “I.T. Confidential” author C.D.
Rahm
What’s the most unusual cubicle you’ve seen?
The one of a 35-year-old guy who had his workspace set up like a 12-year-old
nerd’s bedroom, with Star Wars and Star Trek posters, action figures,
spaceships, etc. Ladies, he’s single!
Any suggestions to make the workplace easier to deal with?
Don’t give cute names to conference rooms.
Just number them: 110, 120, instead of “Sunflower.” Otherwise, you’ll spend hours tracking down
where your next meeting is. If you don’t believe me, walk up to anyone in your
office and ask them which direction is north.
What are you bringing to the office potluck this year?
Cashews. At least I’ll have something to eat
besides the ostrich tacos our developer is rumored to be bringing.
What was the weirdest I.T. request from a “manager?”
To take inventory of all the mouse pads.
Seriously.
What is one of the more memorable encounters you’ve had as a consultant?
An employee cornered me in the elevator and
asked me if I’d talked to Jesus today. I replied that I’d been talking with Him
all morning as we were having software problems. He backed off and remained
silent for the remainder of the ride.
How do you know a meeting is going to run long?
When someone insists on a roll call,
introductions, and individual statuses, even though the team has been meeting
for months.
Grossest co-worker lunch?
The pail of “homemade soup” brought in by one
of the less hygienic staff. Looked like lake water with debris floating in it.
Why he insisted on wandering around with it, no one knows; it smelled awful.
Which management fad book is your least favorite (like you’d have a
favorite)?
Leveraging
Your Core Paradigms by Dan
Acronym. It’s completely incomprehensible, yet some manager in a desolate
backwater sweatshop will try to make their team implement chapter six.
How do you know a catastrophically bad technology decision is about to
be made?
The decision maker is on their BlackBerry for
the duration of the meeting and is not paying attention to the awful technology
idea being presented.
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