As a business humor writer, Bob Goldman believes that his readers should skyrocket ahead in their careers and make tons of money. What sets Bob apart is his belief that his readers should have these advantages without going to trouble of actually having to do any work. Toward this end, he provides the practical tips and attitude adjustments that guarantee laughter, if not financial success. Born in White Plains, N.Y., Bob graduated from Colorado College. Using the writing skills he honed while not doing any schoolwork, he crafted an essay that gained him admission to the prestigious University of Chicago School of Business. Intent on proving his success-without-effort philosophy, Bob ended his first semester with four F's and one D, prompting his adviser to comment, "You obviously spent too much time on one subject." Sensing that his gifts might be better applied to the practical world of business, Bob left the ivory tower to become a successful advertising copywriter at huge multinational firms in whose bureaucratic superstructure he always found a place to hang his hat--and his hammock. In between writing ads for detergent and computers, he found time to write articles for The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, GQ and Rolling Stone. His column, Work Daze, is a finger in the eye for business blowhards and boardroom braggarts. The father of three children, Bob lives near San Francisco in a newly remodeled house for which he will be paying for many happy decades to come. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2012 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Let me say this at the onset -- I like you. I really like you. Unfortunately, your co-workers may feel differently.I know it's difficult to imagine that anyone would not instantly gravitate to your winning personality,... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/05/10/who_likes_you_baby 5eb27692-cbce-4513-9c9f-e972e86a11f5 Thu, 10 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT You know how it is -- after doing all the really unimportant things you don't have to do, there's never enough time for the really important things you do have to do. That's why you need to become a master of GTD, or... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/05/05/getting_things_done_undone b382604e-6366-4760-b5cb-ec184720b524 Sat, 05 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT You're really doing a good job. You have a big career ahead of you here. Your raise is in the works. All these wonderful, workplace statements have one thing in common -- they're lies.In today's world, it's difficult to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/04/19/the_truth_about_liars f74ec0f5-3261-4447-b944-121eb9a5fc46 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Hey, if you hate your job so much, why don't you do something about it? It's a good question. Too bad, for most people, there's no good answer. Enter Alina Tugend. Tugend, a writer for The New York Times, recently... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/04/13/surviving_your_awfully_awful_job 267f9173-b42b-4603-86e5-634d0000170b Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Do you know what's wrong with the world today? People who think there's something wrong with the world today. Am I right, or am I right? What we need is a lot less doom and gloom and a lot more boom and zoom. And you... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/04/05/getting_positive_about_being_negative 50c662d4-4ae4-44a1-a3bf-d5f656bd3ea5 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT Now, how can I put this delicately? You stink! No, I am not referring to your abilities at your job, though I can understand why you took it that way. When your manager tells you that you stink, it's natural to think... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/04/02/the_nose_knows b201b553-4f39-4d1e-8686-32f19f64dfc5 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 04:01:00 GMT It's 9 a.m. Do you know where your references are?It's not a trick question. In today's turbulent job market, you may need to marshal your references at the drop of a hat or the drop of a pink slip or the drop of a pink... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/03/30/point_of_reference d93d989c-d115-4007-8cca-41938da84289 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT Hello there! Didn't hear you come in. I was wrapped up in the latest issue of my new favorite magazine. It's called Obesity, and it's all about weight loss. Really, nothing is better than settling down with a dozen... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/03/22/fat_at_work_and_loving_it 07b88383-a796-4196-853f-1e4fb1b1fbde Thu, 22 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT I want to have a meeting to discuss the sad state of meetings. Every time some business know-it-all decides to write-it-all, the subject of meetings comes up. Apparently, no one likes meetings. No one is satisfied with... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/03/15/meeting_the_challenge_of_meetings 9b50d8a0-cc79-4423-8ec8-2d9ca1d8e53e Thu, 15 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT Now, how can I put this delicately? You stink! No, I am not referring to your abilities at your job, though I can understand why you took it that way. When your manager tells you that you stink, it's natural to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/03/12/the_nose_knows 26690040-ce24-44f3-8ba6-b92c3e3f3922 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 04:01:00 GMT I know. These days, we don't have a lot of reasons to be thankful. The employed human is becoming an endangered species. If you do have a job, seeing a bump in your paycheck is about as likely as running into a dodo.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/03/01/thank_you_for_nothing d003d9c9-5c45-4c50-b72e-7c8e3a60efa9 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:01:00 GMT So, what did you accomplish today? Don't answer that! If a recent research study from a team of Harvard researchers is correct, there's a very good chance that contemplating your accomplishments, or lack thereof, will... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/02/23/unproductively_yours 061fa76c-fc4a-47ba-b7b7-fc430cb2538d Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT It's your fault! I don't know what happened, or why it happened, or when it happened, or, even, if it happened, but I do know that the person who did it, whatever it was, was y-o-u. If this sounds familiar, it's because... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/02/16/winning_the_blame_game 8aaa1746-83be-4c43-b06f-56a26a4677d1 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT I'm in the mood for love.Every year, as we get closer to Valentine's Day, cards and candy start showing up on nearby desktops. The stupid cupids in marketing get lavish bouquets of roses and poison oak, while stale... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/02/09/work_daze 3e9e535d-49c2-43af-b424-986f02e0cb8c Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT There must be a lot of stress at The Wall Street Journal. I found two articles and a blog post on the subject of stress in the last two weeks, and well, it's making me feel stressed. I mean, if the journalistic queen... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BobGoldman/2012/02/02/surprise_being_stressedout_is_in 0ce2ea9f-c7b7-4d83-92d3-dab81f41f26a Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:01:00 GMT