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The year 1998 is reviewed with an emphasis on the entertainment industry and celebrities, though politics are also represented. The focus is humorous, with stories such as the Norweigian college student who was barred from classes because he smelt bad.

Unreasonable executives thrive in Corporate America because Americans admire those who make big profits, are comfortable with power and are unconcerned about improper behavior. No matter how offensive they may get, crazy bosses are viewed as models because they get results. Meanwhile, their employees live in fear of capricious punishment or humiliation and must put up with these crazy executives' unfairness, paranoia, incompetence, cruelty and even stupidity. Crazy bosses fall under five categories. The organizational fascists are obsessed with bureaucracy and must have everything neatly organized. The bullies shout and intimidate people into submission. The narcissists view themselves as being above everyone and as the center of all activity. The paranoid executives are those who are afraid of human contact. Finally, the disaster hunters drive themselves so hard that a breakdown appears imminent.

The article discusses different jobs that can be held by retirees. Several jobs that the author feels can be held by retirees are discussed, including greeter, airport chauffeur and artisan-cheese taster. Job descriptions are provided for each of these positions, including information regarding compensation and necessary qualifications.

The article discusses methods of retirement even if the economy is in trouble and one's investments are no longer profitable, providing charts and descriptions of frugal money management from age 20 to age 80. The author suggests stocking up on free products and utilizing relationships with friends to find vacation spots. The article also includes a quiz which shows whether or not one can handle retiring with very little money.

The author reflects on why retirement scares him in spite of how much he dislikes to work and finds that semi-retirement is the answer. A standard day for a part-time executive is presented that details the benefits of waking early, delegating tasks to underlings, avoiding certain people, and world travel. It is also noted that relations with one's spouse could improve because there is no work stress with which to be burdened.

This article offers humorous tips for a successful and happy retirement. The author encourages retirees to eat large amounts of bacon, avoid contact with physicians, stay in hotels when possible, and to attempt to date younger people. The author concludes the article by advising retirees to reenter the workforce, as they would need the money after living recklessly.

Presents an excerpt from the book 'Sun Tzu Was a Sissy' by Stanley Bing.

The information revolution has resulted in information being manipulated and presented as true even when it is not. A scenario between a reporter and company executives is presented to explain this theory. The reporter calls up the executives of one company to verify a rumor of a planned acquisition. Although the executives denied the rumor, the reporter chose to interpret their denials as admissions to make the rumor appear true.

What could be more exciting than actually falling off the edge? Possibly nothing, especially when you've been crazy for so long. When the thrills get harder and harder to find, [...]

This is the wimp. He or she needs to cover his or her tail with his or her paper and protocol in every situation, no matter how trivial, and is [...]

All the great criminals of the last forty years have been in command of great wells of narcissism. Most recently, the men of Enron lit up the sky. Before that, [...]

Here in a nutshell are several key aspects of the bully: perfectionism, meanness of spirit and a completely twisted concept of loyalty that runs one way only. The only one [...]

In this month's excerpt from his book Crazy Bosses, Fortune columnist and corporate curmudgeon Stanley Bing takes a look at motivation and obedience in the workplace. Doing what your boss [...]

Corporations run everything now--from the corner hamburger store to the massive organizations known as governments. How else would a right-wing blabbermouth for a cable news channel be considered qualified to [...]

Presents an excerpt from the book 'What Would Machiavelli Do?' by Stanley Bing.

Presents an excerpt from the book `Lloyd: What Happened,' by Stanley Bing.

We became aware of the Kozlowski family at 0930 on the eighth of September of the year just past. I remember thinking: 'This is an inauspicious beginning to the new […]

Lloyd is the victim of a greedy and insensitive postindustrial capital. He believes in his organization's philosophy of firing people since it is an effective method of achieving cutbacks. Although he sympathized with people who are owed a large severance pay, he has other more important things to do. Thus, he fires people whose reactions vary from incredulity to silence to violence. For him, it was nothing personal but the foul mood that envelops him and the bad feeling in his stomach seems to say otherwise.