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An Entertaining Tale of My Job-hopping Journey in America
Bleeding Heart
February 2015
On Sale: February 19, 2015
294 pages
ISBN: 0990573206
EAN: 9780990573203
Kindle: B00THNWC5C
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From the porn magazine to the moving truck to the dark
sewers of California, Brandon Christopher’s journey in the
American job market is not only absurd, but also full of
wit
and profound observations. He steps out from behind the
driver’s wheel, the cash register, and the office desk to
record the lighter and darker sides of humanity in the
workplace. Christopher’s tale makes even the most mundane
job seem fascinating and the most exciting career appear
hum-drum and hollow. The Job Pirate strips off the façade
of
the average employee to see what is hidden underneath:
“That new employee that you see hanging his vintage
blazer onto the backrest of his swivel chair is me. My
cubicle is right next to yours. I don’t say much, I dine
alone, I drink a lot of coffee, and I know my legal right
to
two cigarettes in an 8-hour workday. And yes, you were
right, I’m not really the Marketing Strategist that I told
the boss I was. But I’m sitting here in this cubicle, and
the resume that got me this job is in my attaché case
right
beside me. It clearly states that I have more than enough
experience to run this company’s entire advertising
department and I’ll be here between three weeks and a
year,
so you better get used to the idea.”
Often hilarious and sometimes profound, Christopher’s
stories take us through the offices, department stores and
kiosks of the West Coast. We ride along with him as he
chauffeurs the famous, the dead and sometimes just their
furniture. Christopher gives us an irreverent inside
glimpse
into the work life of the people we see everyday.
Even though at times he exhibits moral ambiguity, we
find ourselves rooting for him against all the odds
because
we can see our own struggles in his attempts to acclimate.
We can all relate to this story of selling our soul to the
company store and then buying it back for pennies on the
dollar, just to have that one more day of freedom.
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