Art of Bad Work

"e;The Art of Bad Work - Using incompetence to protect your time and energy"e; is a subversive guide to workplace survival. It introduces the concept of "e;Strategic Incompetence"e;-the deliberate practice of doing low-value tasks poorly so that people stop asking you to do them. In a corporate world that punishes efficiency with more work, this book argues that being "e;bad"e; at certain things is a necessary boundary. Career strategist Rebecca Holt explains how to select which skills to fail at. If you are too good at fixing the printer or taking meeting minutes, that will become your job forever. The book teaches how to "e;fail"e; these tasks gracefully without getting fired, reserving your competence for the high-impact work that actually leads to promotion. "e;The Art of Bad Work"e; is for the overwhelmed employee who needs a shield. It validates the refusal to be the office "e;fixer"e; and teaches the subtle power of being just helpful enough to be liked, but just useless enough to be left alone to do real work.