Work Sucks
Anyway: Fun, Practical Ways To Make the Most of Unemployment
offers the unemployed actionable day-to-day ideas on how they can
find fulfillment during unemployment, turning it into a unique personal
opportunity. With a never-take-yourself-too-seriously approach,
the book provides clear advice on how the jobless can stay busy
and make the most of their time while unemployed. This book is different
from the multitude of other career self-help books. It has nothing
to do with finding a job, but everything to do with finding ways
to capitalize - even thrive - on unemployment.
In between
interviews and résumé rewrites, the jobless have an
incredible gift they may never again experience: time. Using real-life
stories from people in the midst of unemployment, this book describes
how motivated individuals made the most of their free time, viewing
it as a blessing rather than a curse. Fun, Practical Ways to
Enjoy Unemployment focuses on what the authors call the Gift
of Time: The incredible opportunity of available time that unemployment
affords the jobless. Instead of viewing unemployment as a crisis
to be managed, the authors suggest that it is an opportunity to
be leveraged and enjoyed. Just as workers need to maintain a work/life
balance, Catherine and Kevin propose that the unemployed also need
to set aside time from job searching for their personal enjoyment.
Fun, Practical Ways to Enjoy Unemployment offers advice for
maximizing life outside the job search, whether that means finding
a creative way to save money, making a life's dream come true or
exploring a new career through a part-time job.
Fun, Practical
Ways to Enjoy Unemployment is based on the interviews and written
stories of more than thirty unemployed individuals. Who better to
give advice on maximizing joblessness than people who have done
it already? Kevin and Catherine conducted interviews, spoke with
friends and experienced unemployment firsthand. Instead of simply
providing advice, they narrate the collective experiences of the
jobless. With friends and relatives struggling with unemployment,
Kevin and Catherine anticipated many conclusions, but also heard
a number of surprising and exciting responses; they added entire
chapters based on what the unemployed found most helpful. The stories
in this book are straight from those who have experienced the same
issues and solutions, defeats and victories, as the target audience
will face. The unemployed need affirmation of their feelings and
hopes for their time out of work; you will find it all here.
