Tracy shows today's dissatisfied workers that they do have the inner resources and ability to change many of the things that make them unhappy at work. Empowers people to replace career crisis with career satisfaction by creating a productive work ethic which fosters self-esteem, self-expression, and self-fulfillment.
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Tracy approaches job dissatisfaction as a problem of codependency, requiring change on the part of the employee. While not actually using the term codependent , she employs many of the slogans and principles of the 12-step movement. The bibliography contains several titles by popular writers of the "recovery" movement, including Melody Beattie and John Bradshaw. Generally, Tracy's advice is sound: employees often have unreal expectations of their jobs or their employers, and they often fail to look to themselves as the real cause of their own frustration and unhappiness. Tracy, a communications consultant, does a competent job of telling how to let go of these expectations and assume responsibility for one's own career. Her case histories are based on examples of managerial workers. Abounding in checklists, this book is written in a popular style that makes for quick reading. Most career employees will recognize themselves somewhere in these pages. For public libraries.
- Sue McKimm, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, Ohio
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Sue McKimm, Cuyahoga Cty. P.L., Parma, Ohio
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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"Tells how employees can regain power and satisfaction by negotiating new terms within the structure of an existing job" -- The Bookwatch, 04/94
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent guide to creating your own job satisfaction.,
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This review is from: Take This Job and Love It: A Personal Guide to Career Empowerment (Paperback)
This common-sense, readable book puts you in the midst of people who are dissatisfied with their jobs. If you don't see yourself in at least one of these cases, you are a rare employee or employer. The book shows how four simple steps can turn around feelings of resentment, boredom, insecurity, and anger, changing them to understanding, satisfaction and productivity. Tracy examines job situations ranging from simple overwork to plateau, burnout and even layoff and finds common methods to deal with them all. Usually, honest self-examination and frank communication can begin to bring about the desired change. I found the case studies to be quite engaging, rooted in real-life situations, and they caused me to re-examine my values and my career. This is a very worthwhile book.
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