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Joy at Work

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You thought you had enough problems just trying to find a job. But what about the right job? They say that over 80% of all US workers are unhappy at work--dissatisfied or stressed out. That's so sad when so much of our time is spent at our jobs. "Joy at Work" is not one of those feel good, you can do it, just "follow your bliss" kind of books. It is a thoughtful work covering some of the major research that has been done on the topic of work satisfaction from both the employees and employers point-of-view - from Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's "flow theory (people are happy when they are totally involved in a task), to work-life balance issues (all work and no play make Jack a dull boy) and Dr. W. Edwards Deming's "Fourteen Points of Management" (For example: "Institute a vigorous program of education and self-improvement.")
The book is filled with practical ideas and suggestions such as: if a person's work and personal life is out of balance, one idea they might consider is reducing their overtime hours which may actually increase their output!
This is a book filled with "content," not soft in any way. This is the first time I've written a review, but I feel strongly about this book.

Joy at Work by Jim Weihrouch is a comprehensive and well written book that consolidates and synthesizes the multiple work considerations from the aspects of the employer and those seeking work. It is filled with practical ideas and suggestions along with a wealth of information from a wide variety of other professional writers. One of its greatest strengths is its spiritual base which, in my opinion, is a basic ingredient necessary to keep work from being mechanical and to bring "Joy" to that work for which each person has an above average passion and the skills.

I thought this book was a little "light" in terms of content. I actually was looking for another book entitled Joy at Work which is a national bestseller. While I can't argue with the content (basically all common sense) it was nothing I didn't already know. This seems to be the case with quite a few business books.