The Episodic Career
How to Thrive at Work in the Age of Disruption
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
“Journalist and policy analyst Chideya tackles how to survive in a time of broadening inequality and dwindling job market prospects…The Episodic Career is part policy summary, part journalistic narration, part self-help book” (The Guardian).
Award-winning author Farai Chideya provides a “must-read for anyone seeking to navigate the new world of work” (bestselling author Daniel Pink) in this “smart and savvy” (Publishers Weekly), clear and accessible guide to finding your best, most fulfilling work in an age of rapid disruption.
Understanding how America is working (and not working) is a critical first step to finding your best place in the employment world. Chideya brings her extensive research and her own solutions to work/life balance in The Episodic Career, an accessible manual to help you chart your course in the workplace, use your skills, and find your “sweet spot” within the variety of independent and corporate work structures today. The Episodic Career is a powerful new tool for determining success on your own terms.
“Numerous interesting stories about people in a wide range of careers…are woven through this well-written book, which has at its center a Work/Life Matrix that… will help you ‘Know yourself, set your goals, play by your own rules’” (BookPage).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this smart and savvy book, journalist Chideya surveys the ever-changing American workplace, showing how to forge the best and most fulfilling career path. As she explains, the traditional linear career trajectory has become unusual. An episodic approach, on the other hand, allows for successful "microcareers," wherein success is built on the three pillars of self-knowledge, understanding the job market, and emotional resilience. Chideya has devised a "Work/Life Matrix" to help in times of uncertainty. The matrix is a self-evaluation tool that aids in self-direction, an essential part of episodic careers. Chideya buttresses her suggestions with data and relatable real-life stories about people in a variety of careers, including an AIDS activist in New York City; a senior account manager at an energy company in Sacramento, Calif.; and a sex therapist and phone sex worker in Denver. Chideya's enlightening map of the current job landscape will help readers figure out how to ride the inevitable changes in the marketplace and make the best decisions.
