Merv Kaufman, with a prudent peek into curious corners of an extraordinary lady’s life.
We Got Our Jobs Done. Even As The Business Was Crumbling Around Us.
Merv Kaufman realized that in business, adversity is what you work through, not quit on.
Did Providence Really Intercede, and Get Me Fired?
Losing a Job I Loved Changed My Life in Ways I Could Never Have Imagined
Having a Big Body Part Has Haunted Me Forever
It was only Merv Kaufman stopped caring that the self-consciousness and self-loathing finally vanished.
From Bullpen to Corner Office—Is That Still a Plausible Career Arc?
Sometimes, what you do is more important than where you do it
Male Star Power – A Blessing and a Curse
Dealing with a celebrity co-worker may tell you stuff no one else knows.
The Termination Doctrine
Released. Replaced. Let go. Phased out. Sacked. Canned!
A Humiliating Brief Encounter I’ll Never Forget
It’s moments like this that can make life in the business world perilous
Was Harry Reems a Hero or a Chump?
The male star of Deep Throat was paid little, used by porn hustlers and then dumped.
What We Wore
Dress Left, Dress Right: What We Once Wore to Work Said Who We Thought We Were, But No More
A Business Dinner Gone Bad
“Men Succeed More Ably in Business When Women are Involved”
That Three-Martini Lunch Wasn’t Just for “Mad Men”
One Man’s Adventures into the “Office Lunch”
OUTPLACEMENT (It’s Not Like Having Your Balls Cut Off, Maybe Just Nicked a Bit)
One Man’s Journey Through the Forced March of Outplacement
Do You Have to be Tall to Make it in Business?
For men, height may still be a factor when career-making jobs are on the line. Merv Kaufman tells his story.
My Beemer Is 40—I Hope Someone’s Giving It Good Care!
“That wondrous car, despite its flaws and failures, has always been in my heart”, writes Merv Kaufman.
“The Clock is Dick-Dick-Dicking”
Merv Kaufman reviews Thomas Mallon’s novel “Watergate.”