Escape from Cubicle Nation: From Corporate Prisoner to Thriving Entrepreneur (Unabridged)
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1.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Millions of people hate their jobs, or have recently lost one, and would love to start a small business. Yet very few actually try, because the process feels as scary as jumping off a cliff. No matter how boring or stressful a job might be, it's hard to give up a salary and benefits. But for some, it can be the smartest, happiest decision of a lifetime.
Pamela Slim, a former corporate training manager, went solo 12 years ago and has enjoyed every bit of it. In 2005 she started a blog called Escape from Cubicle Nation to help others make the same jump; it quickly attracted a loyal following and national media attention. Slim explores both the big emotional issues of leaving the corporate world and the nuts and bolts of launching a business. She explains the amazing new opportunities to use social networks, Web marketing, and "lifehacking" technology to quickly become profitable, while still having time for family and other pursuits. Drawing on anecdotes from her own career, as well as true stories from her coaching clients and blog readers, Slim will help readers weigh their options, and make a successful escape if they decide to go for it.
Customer Reviews
The rating is for the voiceover, not the book
Here's the thing - I'm enjoying the content of this book. The voice "actress" however is giving me a facial twitch. In addition to reading this as though the audience were a 3rd grade class, she sounds like she has no idea what she's reading. Seriously, the average person does not pronounce the "n" in "environment" or the "fort" in "comfortable." The irony is that the actress reading sounds just like the kind of souless, corporate shill this book is speaking out against. I'm really having trouble not tuning it out. Please, Pamela, read your own stuff! Pamela Slim has a great podcast. I think I need to buy the print book.
Good book frankly terrible narrator
I agree with the other reviewer. The voice actress/narrator makes you want to smash your iPad. I listened to the sample and will NOT be buying the book. It only took seconds for her voice and tone to make me nervous, twitchy and impatient. Imagine the content is good but I will just find a competing product and buy That until she decides to have this audio redone.