The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl
Real-Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A useful and fun book for any woman who has ever wanted, needed, lost, quit, hated, or loved a job. "Working Girl" (a.k.a. Karen Burns) has held a total of 59 jobs (so far), including housekeeper, cigarette girl, paper "boy", model, ditch-digger, bank teller, editor, brochure writer, artist, and corporate drone. She made mistakes along the way, but extracted one important lesson from each job she has held. Working Girl now shares her hard-earned wisdom for the modern working woman with this series of 59 humorous yet practical vignettes, including guidance on:
Risk-taking and why it's good
How to build self-confidence
Tips for managing your boss
When you're not appreciated
Causes and cures for burnout
Balancing baby and boss
When it's time to say adieuand 52 more!
Whimsically illustrated with Working Girl cartoons, this is a fun, accessible advice book that deals with the real issues that are on the minds of working women (and not just those who are striving for the corner office!). No matter where a girl finds herself on the job ladder (from the bottom to the top), she'll find that The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl will give her both perspective and a plan for success.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In a disclaimer, Burns makes it clear she is "not an expert in the field of work. Or in any other field." Her credentials are nonetheless impressive: 40 years of dedicated work in 59 different jobs across America and Europe (listed in a handy appendix, from Minnesota paperboy to Versailles "disciplinarian" to Kirkland, Washington artist). With a seemingly endless supply of experiences, Burns unveils a flurry of short pieces, each designed to illuminate a single point in the galaxy of employment options, obstacles, aggravations and accidents. Divided into three sections-"Clueless," "Confident" and "Carefree"-Burns looks at standard issues like interviewing and resume writing ("Bad news: You can write the perfect resume, but you can't make 'em read it. More bad news: You have to write the perfect resume anyway"), but also the health hazards of gainful employment, three easy steps for dealing with mistakes, juggling multiple jobs, and operating outside of your element. Burns is encouraging and funny, but also a hard-nosed pragmatist who isn't about to do the work for you-but neither is she going to waste your time with pages condescending instruction. Instead, her snappy chapters provide perspective and action points for a cascade of work conditions, indexed helpfully in multiple appendices.
