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Work won't love you back : how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhausted, and alone / Sarah Jaffe.
"You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth -- the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries -- from the unpaid intern, to the overworked nurse, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete -- Jaffe reveals how all of us have been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781568589398
- ISBN: 1568589395
- Physical Description: v, 420 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Bold Type Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Quality of work life. Job satisfaction. Work-life balance. Work > Psychological aspects. Labor. |
Available copies
- 10 of 11 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Albright Memorial Library | 331.2 JAFFE (Text)
Bookplate:
In Honor of SEIU Local Chapter
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50686016125846 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Emmaus Public Library | 331.2 JAFF (Text) | 36446002037078 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Highland Community Library | 331.2 JAF (Text) | 35610000971684 | HGHM Non-Fiction | In Transit | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | 331.2 Jaffe Bus & Econ (Text) | 39427103575965 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Martin Library | Adults 331.2 JAF Job Career (Text) | 33454005797436 | 2nd Floor | Available | - |
| New Castle Public Library | 331.2 Jaffe (Text) | 31902005412705 | NWCM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Parkland Community Library | 331.2 JAF (Text) | 34422007143783 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Pottsville Free Public Library | 331.2 J18 (Text) | 30003009037837 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 331.2 (Text) | 33062009402612 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Easton Main Library | 331.2 J23w (Text) | 31901004508190 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
