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100 Bullshit Jobs...And How to Get Them by: Stanley Bing  List Price: $13.95 Your Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 817 EAN: 9780060734800 ISBN: 0060734809 Label: Collins Business Manufacturer: Collins Business Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: May 01, 2007 Publisher: Collins Business Release Date: April 24, 2007 Studio: Collins Business Sales Rank: 298878 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The scholarly discipline of Bullshit Studies has blossomed in the last several years, fertilized by a number of critical works on the subject and the growing importance of the issue across a wide range of professions. Now, best-selling author and lifelong practitioner Stanley Bing enters the field with a comprehensive look at the many attractive jobs now available to those who are serious about their bullshit and prepared to dedicate their working life to it. What, Bing inquires, do a feng shui consultant, new media executive, wine steward, department store greeter, and Vice President of the United States have in common? What, too, are the actual duties performed by a McKinsey consultant? Other than sitting around making people nervous? Could that possibly be his core function? Likewise, what does an aromatherapist actually do, per se? Sniff things and rub them on people, for big fragrant bucks? Is that all? The answer in all cases is "Yes." They all have bullshit jobs. These few, of course, are just the beginning. Across the length and breadth of this shrinking globe, skillful bullshit artists have secured pleasant, lucrative employment, and are enjoying themselves more than you are. In virtually every occupation, from Advertising to Yoga Franchising, lucky individuals who "work" in these coveted positions enjoy the best lives imaginable -- they are paid well, they rarely break a sweat, and their professions are highly respected, because nobody really knows what they do. At once funny, useful, and tolerably philosophical, this groundbreaking work takes a close look at 100 bullshit jobs -- the money they bring with them, the actual tasks and activities involved (if any), and famous and successful examples of each position, who will provide the neophyte with inspiration. Most crucially, Bing goes on to offer what others so far have not--a clear, concise strategy to help job-seekers at every level reach for that brass ring, knowing full well that it may be attached to the nose of a bull. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - GreatI saw this in an airport and noticed my job(quantum physicist) was one of the BS jobs. Let me tell you that this is the only business book I could ever stand to read. Nothing in this book is serious of course. Tahts what makes it good. Its all a big joke. Even the formula the author uses to rank the jobs is basically total BS. Rating:  - Could have been so much more...This book is in so many ways a gem. Someone needed to get out and talk about how so many jobs in our world today are more about image than about substance. However, Bing decided to turn a wonderful look into the inner workings of the most BS laden jobs ever and turned it into a political platform to rant against right wingers. Full disclosure, I am a blogger and I had the rare opportunity to become a radio talk show host a few years ago. Two of the jobs in this book were "Blogger" ... Read More Rating: - Good IdeaThis book is a great idea-- it shows that there are plenty of jobs out there for the taking if you have a little creativity, and preferably a good sense of humor. Also check out "Odd Jobs: 101 Ways to Make an Extra Buck." It's similar, but has practical tips and advice on getting all sorts of non-nine-to-five jobs, including the good, the bad, and the really bizarre types of employment available. Either book makes a fun graduation gift. Rating:  - Unfunny Scott Adams CloneYou may get a few chuckles from this author, but to me he comes across more as an idiot than comedian. At least Scott Adams is funny as a "self-proclaimed idiot" who rips corporate America via his Dilbert cartoons and books. This book is somewhat like The Dilbert Principle with the funny parts removed. Rating:  - Funny but a fluff bookI got this book to really learn something (no laughing :)) but it was just a funny read, and not much substance to it. I could not really follow the logic in a lot of places, and I had trouble explaining exactly what the book is about, although I liked the last very last 3 pages. Funny light-reading, if you have the time.... Browse for similar items by category:
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