{"product_id":"the-thing-about-work-richard-a-moran-9781629561585","title":"The Thing about Work: Showing Up and Other Important Matters [A Worker's Manual]","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy does a CEO who has already made hundreds of millions of dollars continue to work?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy does a rock star who has made a bundle continue to tour?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do retirees' miss work as soon as they stop doing it?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do we all wrestle with our life's work and talk about it incessantly?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thing about work is that we love it, we hate it, we need it, we miss it, we measure ourselves by it, we judge others by it--we are addicted to it. Work often defines us and fulfills us. Yet, today's rapidly changing workplace environment is stressful and confusing to deal with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Thing About Work\u003c\/em\u003e, Richard A. Moran takes a ground-level perspective on what is happening at work and how to thrive in the new professional world. Through funny, prescriptive vignettes and short essays, Moran finds the \"white space\" in the company manual--those issues that you encounter every day at work but which are not covered in employee training. He uses hilarious and true stories from his own life and others' to answer questions like, \"Should you take your dog to work?\" and \"How late is late?\" and \"What is that foreign object growing in the refrigerator?\" This very contemporary view of work will prove invaluable for the modern employee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard A. Moran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1629561584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629561585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.90d","brand":"Richard A. Moran","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46825992683775,"sku":"9781629561585","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2368d8f0-a788-42f1-bd5e-0a4b80e4c8f4.jpg?v=1746074241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-thing-about-work-richard-a-moran-9781629561585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}