THE POWER OF DOCUMENTS

• Employment Agreements
• Confidentiality and Non-Compete Agreements
• Offer Letters
• Policy Manuals, Corporate Codes of Conduct and Employment Applications
• Stock Option Agreements and Benefit Plans
• Written Commission Policies
• Union Contracts
• Confirmation Letters
• Employment Performance Documents such as Evaluations
• Written Complaints of Discrimination or Misconduct
• Documents Without Power
• Using Documents to Increase Your Rights

WHEN TO DISTRUST YOUR EMPLOYERS

• Recruitment
• Commission Promises
• The Start-up Company
• Start-up Divisions of Existing Companies
• Sales and Mergers
• Companies in Financial Trouble
• Companies That Run on Greed

PROBLEM PEOPLE AT WORK

Problem Bosses:

• Troll Classification Guide
• The Basic Troll
• The Secret Troll
• Love Troll
• Good Ol' Troll
• Dopey Troll
• Messy Troll
• Vain Troll
• Creepy Troll
• The Abacus Troll

Problem Employees:

• Gremlin Classification Guide
• Basic Gremlin (Usually Green)
• The Jilted Gremlin
• The Wronged Gremlin