...Mike Hopkins Purpose This paper aims to present reflections on the frustrations of working in the modern business office setting. Design/methodology/approach This is a fictional poem. Findings The poem reveals that the accumulation of relatively minor irritants, distractions...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Bright future Education Work Save Invest Savings Investments We're told to sit up straight, Listen to the teacher, Study hard, And pass our exams If we want a bright future. We're told to get a college education, Mix with the right...

...Maggie Butt Purpose This poem aims to capture the sense of being overwhelmed when returning to work after a vacation. Design/methodology/approach This is a free‐verse poem, reflecting both the modernity of the theme and the undisciplined sense of disorder. However, it is arranged in couplets...