{"product_id":"work-can-bite-me-dexter-dow-9798248296064","title":"Work Can Bite Me: Burnout, Hustle Culture, and the Moral Failure of Modern Work","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork Can Bite Me\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Anti-Hustle Manifesto for People Who Are Tired of Worshipping Their Jobs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if the problem isn't your burnout...\u003cbr\u003ebut the belief system behind your job?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, modern culture has preached a single gospel: \u003cbr\u003eWork hard. Care deeply. Climb higher. Want more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProductivity is virtue.\u003cbr\u003eLoyalty is character.\u003cbr\u003ePassion is proof.\u003cbr\u003eGrowth is destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what if those ideas aren't empowering you?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if they're exhausting you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork Can Bite Me\u003c\/b\u003e is a ruthless, intelligent dismantling of the myths that keep ambitious, capable people emotionally captive to their jobs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book doesn't argue that work is evil.\u003cbr\u003eIt argues that work has been mythologized.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, Dexter Dow takes apart the hidden moral architecture of modern employment: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eProductivity as a substitute for self-worth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoyalty as a one-sided vow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassion as unpaid labor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGratitude as submission\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eResilience as normalized damage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessionalism as polite suffering\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowth as motion without direction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHR as liability masquerading as care\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurveillance culture and digital control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fear of leaving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentity collapse when the job disappears\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis isn't a career guide.\u003cbr\u003eIt's a clarity manual.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from economics, psychology, labor history, and cultural critique, Dow exposes how shareholder capitalism, hustle culture, and institutional language quietly fused work with identity - and how that fusion keeps people overextended, overidentified, and under-alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut this book doesn't stop at critique.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its final act, \u003cb\u003eWork Can Bite Me\u003c\/b\u003e rebuilds something steadier: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReclaiming time as your most valuable asset\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDefining \"enough\" instead of chasing \"more\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelective excellence instead of burnout performance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotional boundaries in a boundaryless system\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eApathy as strategic freedom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eDignity without productivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA life that doesn't apologize for existing beyond output\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is for professionals who are: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessful on paper but internally exhausted\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuietly questioning the hustle narrative\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfraid to leave but afraid to stay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eTired of pretending passion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady to stop apologizing for wanting a life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you've ever stared at your calendar and wondered, \u003ci\u003eIs this it?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever felt guilty for resting...\u003cbr\u003eIf you've ever tied your worth to a performance review...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is your permission slip to step back without collapsing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to quit your job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou just have to stop kneeling to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWork Can Bite Me\u003c\/b\u003e is not anti-work.\u003cbr\u003eIt is anti-worship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd once you see the difference, you can never unsee it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dexter Dow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798248296064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Dexter Dow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997476565247,"sku":"9798248296064","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/work-can-bite-me-dexter-dow-9798248296064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}