, ▁econom ist , ▁and ▁best - s elling ▁writer . ▁She ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Bon j our ▁par esse , ▁a ▁c yn ical ▁critique ▁of ▁French ▁corpor ate ▁culture . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ma ier ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁BBC ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Women . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Ma ier ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁in ▁Gene va , ▁Switzerland . ▁She ▁attended ▁National ▁Foundation ▁of ▁Political ▁Sciences , ▁studying ▁econom ics ▁and ▁international ▁relations , ▁later ▁ear ning ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ps y cho analysis . ▁The ▁author ▁of ▁Bon j our ▁par esse ▁[ Hello ▁Laz iness ], ▁Ma ier ▁is ▁a ▁sat ir ist ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁Scott ▁Adams . ▁She ▁became ▁employed ▁by ▁É lect ric ité ▁de ▁France ▁as ▁an ▁econom ist ▁c . ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁Bon j our ▁par esse , ▁which ▁reached ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁ranking ▁on ▁Amazon ' s ▁French - language ▁best s eller ▁list . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁BBC ' s ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Women . ▁ ▁Selected ▁works ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Le ▁général ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁à ▁la ▁lum ière ▁de ▁Jacques ▁Lac an ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Cas an ova , ▁ou , ▁La ▁loi ▁du ▁dés ir ▁▁ 2