Stanley Bing
Stanley Bing
Stanley Bing is the pen name of Gil Schwartz, a business humorist and novelist. He has written a column for Fortune magazine for more than ten years, after having spent a decade at Esquire. He is the author of thirteen books including What Would Machiavelli Do? and The Curriculum, a satirical textbook for a business school that also offers lessons on the Web. Schwartz is the senior executive vice president of corporate communications and Chief Communications Officer for CBS...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth20 May 1951
CountryUnited States of America
"Hi," I said. She came over, licked my hand discreetly, allowed herself to be scratched for a time, chased her tail in a dignified circle, lay down again. I remember thinking: "There are times God puts a choice in front of you." I often had such thoughts back then. We took the dog.
Could an android listen to the whining, requests for advancement, and entreaties for guidance and affection that pour from subordinates? Sure it could. Frankly, all that would be easier on the robot than it is on me.