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Disgruntled: The Darker Side of the World of Work
Daniel S. Levine
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Customer Reviews:
Why is America Weak?.......2006-02-18
The days of lifelong careers are over and this book illustrates the angst that has arisen. Horrible jobs tolerated by seemingly powerless employees, who, often with humor, sometimes with genuine sabotage, lash out. Its a book with a deeper meaning; the reason this country is weakening is because workers just dont care anymore. Ever had a lousy job? Nasty boss? This book will delight and fulfill your deepest jobsite fantasies!
Very, very, good.......2003-07-21
I don't know why the person from Wisconsin gave this only one star; I bet s/he's an executive of a corporation that doesn't want its employees to form unions. Anyhow, this is a very good book. It uses several excellent examples to illustrate points and remains interesting throughout, but never gets into an overly-preachy "Michael Moore" mode. It's a shame there aren't more books on this particular subject. The chapter on drug testing should make anyone who is jealous of their privacy cringe. It could be a little more in-depth, but as scholarship on this subject is rare, it's rather valuable nonetheless.
Not very good.......2003-04-09
This book was not very good at all. The author can't seem to go more than a few pages without intejecting some vulgarity, and the side bar stories are sometimes just plain cruel. I would not recommend this book to anyone who was looking for information on the state of the workplace today. Save your money.
Fantastic! Why aren't there more books like this?.......2002-09-26
Bosses behaving badly, company policies that are clearly illegal, work environments that OSHA is unaware of and true stories of incompetant management (is there any other kind) and executives that have no clue.
You are not alone.
This book vindicates the hard workers of America. We're not whiners. We ARE being treated with little respect equally by employers around this once great nation. Where once you recieved a gold watch for loyalty and dedication of years at job, now your 'Thank you' is an early retirement package or top management (CIO's, CEO's, VP's, EVP's) who cash in their stocks with your 401k money, bankrupt the company, collect their millions and leave you with nothing.
You think Enron was alone in this behavior?
Used to be postal employees killing people...now ANY employees are. Why? Read this book. It explains partially why, inbetween the lines.
Not as jokey as it appears.......2001-09-27
Excellent book, full of information.... From the cover and title, one might assume this is a rather jokey and lighthearted book, but it is actually a well-researched and very well-written overview of problems plaguing the working poor and working middle-class in America now. That's not to say it isn't pretty damn funny in spots, too, though in a cringing in kind of way.
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