Nobody Cares About Your Career: Why Failure Is Good, the Great Ones Play Hurt, and Other Hard Truths by Erika Ayers BadanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I was provided an audio arc of this book via Netgalley, all opinions are my own.
The author narrates the audiobook. Her narration was very professional. What I mean by that is that as passionate as she is about this subject, that didn't come through in her narration. It was fine, but it was missing the emotion and passion I was expecting. I've read other career development and self-help books narrated by the authors, but they are also coaches and present the material regularly and that shows up in the narration because they present professionally as well. As a debut this is a good first take, but I would have appreciated more emotion in the narration.
I enjoyed this no nonsense, direct, common sense approach to taking charge of your own career. The author states in the beginning of the book that much of what she is about to tell you is common sense, but sometimes you need to hear it anyway. As someone who has been with my current company for over 10 years, much of her advice rings true. I've switched roles within the same company every few years because of burnout or it was time to learn something new. I do think some of her advice is going to be take it or leave it based on the industry you are in or the culture of your company or even the type of person you are.
The author wrote this exactly as if she were speaking to you. She doesn't hold back any punches and she swears alot. I actually found it to be refreshing and genuine. I don't mind the language, but I know others clutch pearls when people curse and get offended. They are just words and they don't bother me, so take that with a grain of salt. If you didn't mind the language in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life you will enjoy this.
I feel like this is perfect for someone newer in establishing their career, however the advice rings true for someone well established in their career as well. There are some great pearls of wisdom in here. The title is accurate, no one is more invested in your career progression than you are. The author gives examples of situations she's been in both good and bad that have led her to the success in her career. She also gives some checklists and pointers throughout. While I found alot of her advice to be common sense, I found I needed to hear some of it anyway and plan to put some of it to use in the near future.
The author narrates the audiobook. Her narration was very professional. What I mean by that is that as passionate as she is about this subject, that didn't come through in her narration. It was fine, but it was missing the emotion and passion I was expecting. I've read other career development and self-help books narrated by the authors, but they are also coaches and present the material regularly and that shows up in the narration because they present professionally as well. As a debut this is a good first take, but I would have appreciated more emotion in the narration.
I enjoyed this no nonsense, direct, common sense approach to taking charge of your own career. The author states in the beginning of the book that much of what she is about to tell you is common sense, but sometimes you need to hear it anyway. As someone who has been with my current company for over 10 years, much of her advice rings true. I've switched roles within the same company every few years because of burnout or it was time to learn something new. I do think some of her advice is going to be take it or leave it based on the industry you are in or the culture of your company or even the type of person you are.
The author wrote this exactly as if she were speaking to you. She doesn't hold back any punches and she swears alot. I actually found it to be refreshing and genuine. I don't mind the language, but I know others clutch pearls when people curse and get offended. They are just words and they don't bother me, so take that with a grain of salt. If you didn't mind the language in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life you will enjoy this.
I feel like this is perfect for someone newer in establishing their career, however the advice rings true for someone well established in their career as well. There are some great pearls of wisdom in here. The title is accurate, no one is more invested in your career progression than you are. The author gives examples of situations she's been in both good and bad that have led her to the success in her career. She also gives some checklists and pointers throughout. While I found alot of her advice to be common sense, I found I needed to hear some of it anyway and plan to put some of it to use in the near future.
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