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Item specifics
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- Artist
- Tokumitsu, Miya
- ISBN
- 9781941393475
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Regan Arts
ISBN-10
1941393470
ISBN-13
9781941393475
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208629343
Product Key Features
Book Title
Do What You Love : and Other Lies about Success and Happiness
Number of Pages
190 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Labor & Industrial Relations, Labor
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Business & Economics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
7.5 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-955554
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Miya Tokumitsu's short, sharp and timely new book, stabs plenty of pins into today's increasingly freelance economy., Tokumitsu's book is dangerous to the establishment...her critique of Do What You Love gives workers the language to talk back.
Dewey Decimal
650.1
Synopsis
The claim that we should love and be passionate about our job may sound uplifting, or at least, harmless, but Do What You Love exposes the tangible damages such rhetoric has leveled upon contemporary society. Tokumitsu articulates and examines the sacrifices people make for a chance at loveable, self-actualising and, of course, wealth-generating work and the conditions facilitated by this pursuit. This book continues the conversation sparked by the author's earlier Slate article and provides a devastating look at the state of modern labour and workforces., The American claim that we should love and be passionate about our job may sound uplifting, or at least, harmless, but Do What You Love exposes the tangible damages such rhetoric has leveled upon contemporary society. Do you love what you do? This mantra is so often repeated that it has become part of the American ethos. Find a career that you're passionate about. Work hard and maintain a good attitude, be persistent, and all good things will come to you: wealth (or at least material comfort), job satisfaction, a sense of self-worth, and the happiness that comes from achieving success in a profession that you have chosen and find fulfilling. Except, as this penetrating, fact-filled book reveals, most of these ideas are lies, and have been co-opted by corporate interests as a way to pay their employees as little as possible, and to strip away the hard-won benefits and protections that wage earners used to enjoy. After all, if you truly love what you do, pedestrian concerns about salary, health care, and retirement savings can take a back seat. Passion and devotion are what matter. Therefore, unpaid internships abound (they're opportunities ), full-time positions are being replaced by freelance and contract work (it's flexible ), and the amount of debt that one has to incur even to get in the game can be crippling. Both a rallying cry for a disempowered workforce to reclaim its footing on the economic ladder, and an eye-opening expos of the ways that "doing what you love" can actually make your goals less achievable, this compact, insightful, and brilliantly argued call-to-arms might just spark a much-needed workplace revolution.
LC Classification Number
HD5706
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