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Bait And Switch

The Futile Pursuit of the Corporate Dream
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Bait and Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich delves into the insecure world of white-collar job hunting in America. The author embarks on a personal journey, adopting a new identity to explore the challenges faced by the middle-class during their job search. Through her experiences, she unveils the reality of corporate culture, career coaching, and the elusive quest for stable employment in a volatile job market.
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the challenges faced by white-collar workers searching for stable employment in a shifting economy. It offers a blend of personal narratives and incisive commentary that critique the corporate world and job-hunting industry, making it ideal for those interested in the realities of career navigation and personal resilience.

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Bait And Switch

The reissue of a searing investigation into white-collar unemployment from the bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed.

The reissue of a searing investigation into white-collar unemployment from the bestselling author of Nickel and Dimed.

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Middle class executives are the people who've done everything right—gotten college degrees, developed marketable skills, and built up impressive résumés—yet they have become repeatedly vulnerable to financial disaster.

In Bait and Switch, Ehrenreich enters a shadowy world of Internet job searches, lonely networking events, and costly career-coaching sessions, a world in which 'professional' mentors and trainers offer pop-psychology and self-help mantras to desperate would-be employees.

Poignant and blackly funny, Bait and Switch delivers a stark warning about the future that faces corporate employees everywhere and calls for collective action to guard against it.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783787524

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 March 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 183g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of fifteen books, including the bestselling Smile or Die and Nickel and Dimed. She has written for Time, Harper's, the New York Times Magazine and various British newspapers including The Times and the Guardian. She lives in Virginia, USA.

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