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Simon & Schuster
March 2015
On Sale: March 3, 2015
120 pages
ISBN: 1476784868
EAN: 9781476784861
Kindle: B00NZWJE3O
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Non-Fiction
An eye-opening, groundbreaking tour of the purpose of
work
in our lives, showing how work operates in our culture
and
how you can find your own path to happiness in the
workplace. Why do we work? The question seems so simple. But
Professor
Barry Schwartz proves that the answer is surprising,
complex, and urgent. We’ve long been taught that the reason we work is
primarily
for a paycheck. In fact, we’ve shaped much of the
infrastructure of our society to accommodate this belief.
Then why are so many people dissatisfied with their work,
despite healthy compensation? And why do so many people
find
immense fulfillment and satisfaction through “menial”
jobs?
Schwartz explores why so many believe that the goal for
working should be to earn money, how we arrived to
believe
that paying workers more leads to better work, and why
this
has made our society confused, unhappy, and has
established
a dangerously misguided system. Through fascinating studies and compelling anecdotes,
this
book dispels this myth. Schwartz takes us through
hospitals
and hair salons, auto plants and boardrooms, showing
workers
in all walks of life, showcasing the trends and patterns
that lead to happiness in the workplace. Ultimately,
Schwartz proves that the root of what drives us to do
good
work can rarely be incentivized, and that the cause of
bad
work is often an attempt to do just that. How did we get to this tangled place? How do we change
the
way we work? With great insight and wisdom, Schwartz
shows
us how to take our first steps toward understanding, and
empowering us all to find great work.
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