Are You a Corporate Refugee? : A Survival Guide for Downsized, Disillusioned, and Displaced Workers [Paperback]

Ruth Luban (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2001

During the mid-1990s, 1 in 16 workers were displaced by downsizing, reorganization, or corporate mergers and acquisitions. Ruth Luban, a counselor who specializes in recovery from job loss, recognizes that leaving the workforce causes not only a loss of income, but also of identity, structure, and community. Her step-by-step program addresses these problems and explains how to work through them. Using case studies, exercises, and informative sidebars, she identifies the five emotional stages of job loss:

• On the Brink
• Letting Go
• In the Wilderness
• Seeing the Beacon
• In the New Land

Luban shows how to move through the emotional upheaval of job loss and return to the workforce with a sense of control and direction.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Last year alone, more than 750,000 Americans lost their jobs due to corporate downsizing, reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, maintaining a trend that's lasted about as long as our recent economic boom. For those who can answer "yes" to the question Are You a Corporate Refugee?, Ruth Laban, a counselor specializing in midlife transition and professional burnout issues, has written a practical and compassionate guide to recovery and renewal that knowingly addresses the larger issues of change and loss that accompany the experience of losing a job. Agent, Gail Ross. 8-city author tour; national radio interviews.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Ruth Luban is a psychotherapist and consultant in private practice who has spent the last 25 years developing workshops and treatment programs for people facing life transitions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); 1st edition (January 2, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140296328
• ISBN-13: 978-0140296327
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,433,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lubin Hits the Mark, November 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Are You a Corporate Refugee? : A Survival Guide for Downsized, Disillusioned, and Displaced Workers (Paperback)

On the brink of layoff, I found this book at the library among the usual collection of books on resume' building, interviewing and job search. Reading the first chapters about downsizing I could see that this book was about my story, starting with the "On The Brink" experience of knowing something drastic is about to happen soon. Turns out the book is about the internal challenges and transitions involved in loosing a job, dealing with "what to do next" and how to make the journy to the next job a rewarding one.

Now I have my own copy from Amazon which I use most every day. It is very helpful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent, content-rich resource, September 3, 2001

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Dr. Janet Scarborough Civitelli (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Are You a Corporate Refugee? : A Survival Guide for Downsized, Disillusioned, and Displaced Workers (Paperback)

As a career counselor, I am always searching for resources that are both informative about the psycholological impact of change and pragmatic enough to provide concrete guidance for persons navigating a career transition. This is the book I most often suggest to clients who have been laid off or are otherwise in the middle of a job change under challenging circumstances. I highly recommend this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally some focus on the emotional journey, January 31, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Are You a Corporate Refugee? : A Survival Guide for Downsized, Disillusioned, and Displaced Workers (Paperback)

I think Ruth has made an important contribution to the genre. There are many books on the market that deal with how to find a new job, etc. but this book is the first I've seen that focuses on the emotional journey that comes with this type of life change. I found the practical, straight-forward advice very refreshing. --Katherine E. Simmons, President, NETSHARE, Inc., a prize-winning career-management web site for executives