TL;DR: The Working Life is six books written out of my thirty-three years in corporate America, twenty of them as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe’s. They’re for anyone dealing with a bad boss, a grinding job, a layoff or an ethics problem nobody trained them for. The books are My Job Sucks, My Boss is Insane, Suddenly Unemployed, The Ethical Workplace, Street-Smart Management Wisdom and The Gig Economy.
Surviving, and occasionally winning, inside a job
Six books written out of thirty-three years in corporate America, twenty of them as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe’s. They cover the bad boss, the job that’s grinding you down, the layoff, the ethics nobody trains you on, and the exit.
The through line is that most career advice is written for the benefit of the employer, and you start gaining bargaining power once you notice it.
From a hiring manager who spent 20 years at Trader Joe’s: what to do in the first 48 hours, how long your money will last, and the job search strategy most…
$10,000 in affiliate marketing. $35,000 on eBay. Twelve years of experiments. This is what worked, and why most gig economy advice is complete garbage.
Richard Lowe is a professional ghostwriter and author with 113+ books authored and 54+ ghostwritten. Before writing full time he spent 33 years in enterprise technology, including 20 years as Director of Computer Operations and Technical Services at Trader Joe's. He writes nonfiction, fiction and memoir, and works with executives and experts on books that build authority.
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