Hello, My Name is
MACK STOUT
Familiar With the Situation But Not Authorized to Speak Publicly
Now Available on Amazon
Part memoir, part cautionary tale, and all true, Mack Stout’s new book makes sense of the dog-eat-dog world in the only way he knows how – by calling out sociopathic behavior in a way that is both thought-provoking and laugh-out-loud funny.
Mack Stout decided to document his experiences with job pressures after the company that he worked for was acquired by a competitor. The transition resulted in going from a small company with a few dozen employees to a corporate machine with several hundred workers spread out nationwide. He experienced the downside of office politics and skirting anti-discrimination laws.
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Ever the optimist, he tried to put the best view forward but realized he needed to make a drastic change in his situation. Leveraging his dry sense of humor and unique perspective on life, having grown up in an obscure part of America with parents who were children of the Great Depression, he uses humor to cushion the blows and get back at those whose ethical challenges make life difficult. Among his biggest influences are Dave Barry, Patrick F. McManus, and Weird Al Yankovic, because these are individuals who seem to have mastered the art of not taking themselves or much of anything else too seriously.
Mack Stout is not the author’s real name, but the letters in his real name could be rearranged to spell R. Francis Thompson.
It really is too bad that she [Miss Management] took that approach because she lacked neither the intellect nor the personal magnetism needed to inspire people to put forth their best efforts for her. Unfortunately, she had a tremendous capacity for making the job feel like being in prison, only with less autonomy and empowerment.
Mack StoutFrom the Book "Gold Diggers, Bean Counters & Miss Management" 
Available May 2023
I originally wanted to title this book “F***ing A**holes I Have Worked For.” When I ran this by my editor Heywood Jablomie, he gave me that look, similar to what a child might look like on hearing the news that there is liver and boiled cabbage for dinner, so I knew I was going to have to sell it. I said that I realized it is an atrocious title for a book, but here is my rationale. Since the book is about jobs that I had before I graduated from college, I figured I could be excused for not observing the rule that a preposition is not a good word to end a sentence with. He sat back in his chair and thought about it, then said, “okay, I see where your thought process is at.” Wow, that guy, I never know if he is messing with me or not.
From the new book “Jerks for Whom I Have Worked”, by Mack Stout
