Cynthia Shapiro, a former human resource executive, pulls back the curtain to reveal how companies really work and how they view their employees. In this bestselling book, she unmasks startling truths and what you can do about them. There's no right to free speech in the workplace ; Age discrimination does exist ; Why being too smart is not particularly smart ; HR is not there to help you, but to protect the company these, together with 45 other secrets your company keeps hidden from you, are revealed by this book. Shapiro pulls no punches, giving readers an inside look at a secret world of hidden agendas they would never normally see a world of insider information and insights that could save your career!