Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 Steps to Go from Pissed Off to Powerful

Are you frustrated by the indignities of life in today’s workplace? More work, longer hours, fewer benefits, incompetent bosses—career consultant and expert Andrea Kay has heard it all. In her new book, Kay connects with the 85 percent of the workforce who feel unsatisfied with their careers. Readers will immediately recognize themselves in the stories she tells, gleaned from the thousands of unhappy workers who have responded to Kay’s nationally syndicated column and appearances.

But Kay doesn’t just explore what’s wrong with the workplace today; she empowers workers to think about their careers in a new way, to get past disillusionment and feelings of powerlessness to see the possibilities and control they do have. She counsels readers on how to aim high and be fearless in presenting new ideas; how to cope with the unpredictable; how to determine whether a company is a good match for you; how to define the kind of work arrangement you want, and get up the nerve to ask for it. Throughout the text and the thought-provoking exercises that accompany it, she offers ways to take concrete and positive steps that will improve both your career and your life. Work may indeed be a bitch sometimes, but with Andrea Kay’s help, readers will work it out.

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Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 Steps to Go from Pissed Off to Powerful

Are you frustrated by the indignities of life in today’s workplace? More work, longer hours, fewer benefits, incompetent bosses—career consultant and expert Andrea Kay has heard it all. In her new book, Kay connects with the 85 percent of the workforce who feel unsatisfied with their careers. Readers will immediately recognize themselves in the stories she tells, gleaned from the thousands of unhappy workers who have responded to Kay’s nationally syndicated column and appearances.

But Kay doesn’t just explore what’s wrong with the workplace today; she empowers workers to think about their careers in a new way, to get past disillusionment and feelings of powerlessness to see the possibilities and control they do have. She counsels readers on how to aim high and be fearless in presenting new ideas; how to cope with the unpredictable; how to determine whether a company is a good match for you; how to define the kind of work arrangement you want, and get up the nerve to ask for it. Throughout the text and the thought-provoking exercises that accompany it, she offers ways to take concrete and positive steps that will improve both your career and your life. Work may indeed be a bitch sometimes, but with Andrea Kay’s help, readers will work it out.

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Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 Steps to Go from Pissed Off to Powerful

Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 Steps to Go from Pissed Off to Powerful

by Andrea Kay
Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 Steps to Go from Pissed Off to Powerful

Work's a Bitch and Then You Make It Work: 6 Steps to Go from Pissed Off to Powerful

by Andrea Kay

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Are you frustrated by the indignities of life in today’s workplace? More work, longer hours, fewer benefits, incompetent bosses—career consultant and expert Andrea Kay has heard it all. In her new book, Kay connects with the 85 percent of the workforce who feel unsatisfied with their careers. Readers will immediately recognize themselves in the stories she tells, gleaned from the thousands of unhappy workers who have responded to Kay’s nationally syndicated column and appearances.

But Kay doesn’t just explore what’s wrong with the workplace today; she empowers workers to think about their careers in a new way, to get past disillusionment and feelings of powerlessness to see the possibilities and control they do have. She counsels readers on how to aim high and be fearless in presenting new ideas; how to cope with the unpredictable; how to determine whether a company is a good match for you; how to define the kind of work arrangement you want, and get up the nerve to ask for it. Throughout the text and the thought-provoking exercises that accompany it, she offers ways to take concrete and positive steps that will improve both your career and your life. Work may indeed be a bitch sometimes, but with Andrea Kay’s help, readers will work it out.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781584797081
Publisher: ABRAMS
Publication date: 10/01/2008
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Age Range: 13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Andrea Kay is the author of Stewart, Tabori and Chang’s Life’s a Bitch and Then You Change Careers. She is a career consultant and executive coach who has helped thousands of employees and job-hunters take control of their careers. Her column, “At Work,” appears weekly in 100 newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. Kay appears frequently in print, broadcast, and online media, including her bimonthly podcast, Andrea Kay, Career Whisperer. She lives in the Cincinnati area.

Table of Contents


Introduction: We Begin Right Where You Are 9 Part I A Day in the Life of You (And How You Got Here) 13 Part II A New Day in the Life of You (And How You Get There) 39 Step 1 Take Your Pick: Disillusionment or Naked Truth 41 Step 2 Enough Already: Lay Down Your Cell Phones and BlackBerries 85 Step 3 Have a Brush with Greatness (Even If No One Notices) 113 Step 4 Prepare for Hurricanes, Sinkholes, and Manana 153 Step 5 Develop a Sixth Sense 189 Step 6 Go Twist and Shout and Shake Things Up 219 Summary: All's Well That Intends Well 257 Acknowledgments 259 Index 260
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