The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work
Language: English
Published by Crown Business / Times Books, 2000
- Hardcover
- Used
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- Title
- The Working Life: The Promise and Betrayal of Modern Work
- Author
- Ciulla, Joanne B.
- Publisher
- Crown Business / Times Books
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0812929012
- ISBN 13
- 9780812929010
Drawing from history, mythology, literature, pop culture, and practical experience, Ciulla probes the many meanings of work or its meaninglessness and asks:
Why are so many of us letting work take over our lives and trying to live in what little time is left?
What has happened to the old, unspoken contract between worker and employer?
Why are young people not being disloyal when they regularly consider job-changing?
Employers can't promise as much to workers as before. Is that because they promise so much to stockholders?
Why are there mass layoffs and "downsizing" in a time of unequaled corporate prosperity? And why are the most common lies in business about satisfactory employee performance?
The traditional contract between employers and employees is over. This thoughtful and provocative study shows how to replace it by the one we make with ourselves.
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De Boeken van Wouter
Amsterdam, Nederland, Netherlands
AbeBooks seller since March 26, 2025
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