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Dumbemployed
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Dumbemployed is an English-language blog and blook featuring stories about "the jobs you love to hate". User-submitted entries are limited to 300 characters in length and begin with "At work today" and end with "I'm dumbemployed".[1] A book containing submissions to the site along with charts, graphs, illustrations, and tips was published in June 2011.[2]
Dumbemployed stories are divided into five categories: Bosses, Customers, Just Dumb, Overtime, Weird Shift.
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Dumbemployed was launched in April 2009 by Phil Edwards and Matt Kraft.[3] Visitors to the site are encouraged to share stories about hilarious and painful dumbemployment. Anonymous submissions are permitted and users can vote and leave comments on stories.
In October 2011, a Dumbemployed book was announced by Marianne Strong Literary Agency.[4] The book, entitled "Dumbemployed: Hilariously Dumb and Sadly True Stories about Jobs Like Yours", was published by Running Press on June 28, 2011.[5]
A review of the book appeared in the Sunday Book Review section of The New York Times on August 14, 2011.[6]
In June 2012, Edwards announced that Warner Bros. TV has optioned the TV and film rights for Dumbemployed.[7]
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