**"After reading this diary of perversity, you'll wonder why most long distance entrepreneurs haven't been enshrined in the Ripley Museum." __________________________________________________ Barry Harrin gives you a startling insiders view of the secretive and hidden world behind the locked doors of your local and long distance companies ... And yes, it will both shock and amaze you The stories you will read in Guess Who's Listening at The Other end of Your Telephone? Are all true. Only the names have been changed to protect the guilty (and on rare occasions the innocent). Starting with his career experiences, Harrin quickly moves up the ladder in a large corporate bureaucracy, all while exposing what really goes on. If you've ever worked in a bureaucracy, you will probably find yourself reminiscing about the good ol' days and how you survived despite the odds (or maybe you didn't and are thankful for that). If you have not yet worked in a large corporate bureaucracy, you will definitely need to read this book before considering it. And if you are about to join one of those conglomerates, you should read this book in preparation for what you are about to encounter. It will lessen the shock! The communications industry tends to be a very closed and incestuous society. Like society in general, it is populated with many good people working alongside some not so good people. You will doubtlessly enjoy your view behind these previously locked and sealed doors. How Would You Like To See The Chapter Titles ... They're Unbelievable!** **Chapter Titles: 1. Late As Usual, But I Need The Job Anyway 2. AT&T: We Are The World Sucka 3. Ma Bell's Indoctrination 4. Let The Career Begin, Bring In The Lions 5. Management - New York Style 6. Dancing With The Scorpions 7. We Ain't Got No Culture And We Show It 8. Making Money The Old Fashioned Way... With Overtime 9. "Ya Better Get Wid Da Program, Ya Jerk - Or Else!" 10. The First Christmas - AT&T Style 11. When The Supervisor's Are Away The Telephone Company's Customers Should Pray 12. We're In The Union, Right? So Let's Go On Strike 13. A New Supervisor From Sales - How Can We Screw Him? 14. So You're Graduating College - Who Cares? 15. Escape From New York - The Final Version! 16. Welcome To Southern Fried Bell 17. Attack Of The Clay People 18. Promote Him? But He's Not Wearing A Dress 19. Telephone Taps And Drug Kingpins 20. Disco Dancing At The Bell System 21. Spring Break - Phone Company Style 22. Playing God In A 3-Piece Suit 23. Ambush Under The Palm Trees 24. The Bell System's Last Great Strike 25. Y'all Craft Or Management 26. Ma Bell's Shotgun Divorce 27. Laser Beams And Alligators In The Everglades 28. The Sadaam Hussein Of Boca Raton? 29. Bringing Civilization And Fiber Optics To Texas 30. Son, I'm A Texan, My Handshake Is A Contract! 31. The Texas Dialtone Massacre 32. Dinosaur Skin Boots, Gold Chains, Grab Ya Groin, Ya Wallet, And Run 33. Let's Make A Deal - Welcome To Telecom Conventions 34. Yes, Satan Was A Venture Capitalist 35. Welcome To Prairie Dog Town And Sandstorms 36. Hi, I'm From Texas, Let's Do Some Bidness 37. Pirates Of The Potomac 38. Slut Puppies And Other Sales Tricks 39. The Mouse That Roared 40. David Versus Goliath Part II**