Bait and switch.
written by Julie R. Neidlinger 0 comments link this postAll I can say is that after reading Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream, I know without a doubt that as wacky as my employment history is, it beats going through the nonsense described in the book.
I didn't care for Barbara Ehrenreich's previous book, Nickel and Dimed, because it seemed shallow and presumptive.
Bait and Switch, whatever else it was, was painful. That people go through that to get a job...
I live on another planet, it seems. The thought of marketing myself and career coaches and Norman Vincent Peale-ish faux positive thinking and elevator speeches...yuck. Fake.
Excruciating to read, not because of bad writing, but just because of the truth of it. Even if it is a slanted view and not fully true in some people's opinion, that even if a smidgen could be true -- that's bad enough.
Labels: book reviews
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