How to Write and Teach Satire: Skewering the Corporate Ladder
Writing the Satire
Corporate ladders are satires playground – climb them with barbs. Target a suit: “He downsized us to upsize his penthouse pool.” Hit buzzwords – agility, synergy: “Team pivot sank the ship – agile drowning!” Keep it real – greeds the root. Picture a memo: “Work harder – my yacht needs wax.” Dilberts cubicle jabs inspire. Start at your desk: “Boss says innovate – he naps through lunch.” Practice turns office jargon into jabs, slicing up the ladder with laughs.
Teaching the Technique
Teach corporate skewers with buzz bait. Toss “new policy” – twist: “Policy so smart, it fired me!” Show Dilbert strips – suits, sting. Steps: buzz, flaw, jab. Assign “team goal” – spark: “Goals to fund his jet – synergy!” Discuss bite: truth wins. Warn off vague – sharp rules. Ladder-off: pitch a corp jab, best sting wins. Suits are ripe – teach them to pluck it.
