The book is a collection of essays that distill Wang Shou-lai's and his colleagues experiences and observations during the 30 years he has spent in government service. Initially published by the United Daily News, these brief but thought-provoking essays were received with enthusiasm by the reading public and have now been reissued in one volume.
《公務員 DNA》被著作等身的名作家柏楊稱作「另類伊索寓言奇書」，是整整在中央公務體系打滾近三十年的資深公務員王壽來，將多年公務生涯中一些自己及同事所碰到的事情及感想，寫成一篇篇簡短卻引人深思的散文在「聯合報」繽紛版發表後，由於讀者迴響熱烈，出版社於是將之結集出版。