Beware of Companies That Rip Off Their Employees - by Pascale Batieufaye (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Beware of Companies is the story of how one man contributed a number of visionary ideas that the casino he worked for used to grow its business and add comforts to its customers. This should be a story about great success for the writer and his employer, but unfortunately it is not. This memoir is also the chronicle of how the author's ideas were stolen, under the guise of an "employee suggestion program," then he was marginalized, his sanity questioned, and then ultimately pushed aside. It revolves around a series of dark chapters from 1996 to 2004 that would change the author's life, but also teach valuable lessons about the nature of casinos and the truth about what can go wrong between the powerful and the powerless. This is one man's story, but it could happen to anybody.

Review Quotes

"Beware of Companies is a thoughtful memoir about a trusting employee's exploitation at the hands of a powerful casino and the tremendous impact that this had in shaping his worldview." -FOREWORD CLARION REVIEWS

"This book will leave you speechless many times over by the egregious circumstances the man at the center of this memoir found himself in with a company he should have been able to trust. But the best part about this book is it is not just a story of woes detailed by a person who was wronged by his own employer, but rather a cautionary tale for anyone who might find themselves in a similar situation in the future." -PACIFIC BOOK REVIEW

"His written submissions were well-formulated and business-like. Whenever passion takes over, word choices seem adapted from current media." -THE U.S. REVIEW OF BOOKS

"As an ingenious and thoughtful man who is committed to his job, Batieufaye wanted his employer to prosper in a manner benefiting the company and its employees. An insight into the life of a dedicated yet 'unrecognized and unappreciated' worker is portrayed throughout the book. With an imaginative writing style and creative analogies, the book unveils the self-serving roots and wolfish nature of one of 'the world's largest casinos from the 1990s to 2013.'" -ONLINEBOOKCLUB.ORG